Baltimore oriole

Icterus galbula

The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a bird found in United States, Canada and Costa Rica. Woods and gardens in eastern North America; winters in Central America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Icterus galbula
Region	North America
Found in	United States, Canada and Costa Rica

🏡 Where the Baltimore oriole lives

Woods and gardens in eastern North America; winters in Central America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌸 Nectar20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It weaves a hanging pouch nest from grass and string.

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Recorded by Homero Bennet (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1069328. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Baltimore oriole

Where does the Baltimore oriole live?

The Baltimore oriole lives in United States, Canada and Costa Rica. Woods and gardens in eastern North America; winters in Central America.

What does the Baltimore oriole eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 20%), nectar (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Baltimore oriole endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.