Icterus cucullatus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: ICTERIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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Named for the orange hood on the male, this slender oriole is at home in suburban areas of the southwestern United States. It originally nested in the trees of desert oases, but finds ornamental trees suitable.
Song a rapid, choppy series of warbles. Call note a sharp, nasal "wheet." Also a rolling, dry chatter.