Listen to the Audubon's oriole
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About the Audubon's oriole
The Audubon's oriole is a bird in the family Icteridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 2 g.
What does the Audubon's oriole sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
Audubon's oriole (Icterus graduacauda), formerly known as the black-headed oriole, is a New World passerine inhabiting the forests and thickets of southeastern Texas and the Mexican coast. It is the only species to have a black hood and yellow body. It is divided into four subspecies and two allopatric breeding ranges. The westernmost range extends from Nayarit south to southern Oaxaca, whereas the eastern range stretches from the lower Rio Grande valley to northern Querétaro. The most common in the western range are the subspecies I. g. dickeyae and I. g. nayaritensis; I. g. graduacauda and I. g. audubonii can be found in the eastern range. Like most Central American birds, it is not a migratory species and does not display significant sexual dimorphism. DNA analysis of the ND2 and cyt-b genes strongly suggests that I. graduacauda is most closely related to I. chrysater, the yellow-backed oriole. It is a member of the genus Icterus and therefore should not be confused with the Old World orioles.
Related birds in the genus Icterus
More from the family Icteridae
Red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed cowbird
Molothrus ater
Common grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Shiny cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Yellow-headed blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow-rumped cacique
Cacicus cela
Eastern meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Frequently asked questions
What does an Audubon's oriole sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Audubon's oriole on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Audubon's oriole endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Audubon's oriole as “least concern”.
What family does the Audubon's oriole belong to?
The Audubon's oriole (Icterus graduacauda) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Santiago, Nuevo León, Mexico by Leonardo Guzman Hernandez – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1305205 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Audubon's oriole – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK – CC BY 2.0