Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Adult male
- Slender body shape with sharp, pointed bill
- Bright orange underparts with black head
- Black and white wings with orange shoulders
- Black tail tipped with orange
- Common spring/summer resident in eastern and central U.S.
- © Joseph Knoll/PFW, GA, St Marys, December 2006
Baltimore Oriole
Adult male
- Bright orange with black head
- Bold white markings on black wings
- Sharp silver/black bill
- © The Nature Nook, MA, May 2009
Baltimore Oriole
Immature male
- Slender body shape and long tail
- Sharp, pointed bill
- Bright orange underneath
- Dusky gray head and back
- © Ruthie Kansas, KS, Topeka, May 2009
Baltimore Oriole
Adult male
- Jet black head and upper back
- Black and white wings
- Bright orange rump
- Black tail with orange tips
- © B. Van Halen, May 2010
Baltimore Oriole
Immature female
- Long, pointed gray bill
- Yellow-orange breast
- Dark gray wings with white bars
- Olive-gray head and back
- © Robert Strickland, FL, Beverly Hills, February 2010
Baltimore Oriole
Adult male at nest
- Brilliant orange and black
- Distinctive, woven basket-shaped nest hangs from branch
- © Gary Tyson, PA, Hammond Lake, Tioga, June 2006
Baltimore Oriole
Adult female
- Orange breast and tail
- Long, orange tail
- White bars on gray wings
- Head mottled gray and orange
- © John Rowe, NH, Ossipee, May 2011
Baltimore Oriole
Adult female
- Pointed silvery gray bill
- Head mottled gray, olive and orange
- Bright orange underneath
- © Joel DeYoung, MI, Holland, May 2011
Baltimore Oriole
Adult male
- Elongated body shape with long tail
- Bright orange underneath with black head
- Black and white wings
- Orange and black tail
- © Matt Bango, NY, Central Park, New York, May 2010
Baltimore Oriole
Adult female
- Long, pointed gray bill
- Orange breast
- Gray wings with white bars
- Orange and gray head
- © Kelly Colgan Azar, PA, Chester County, June 2011
Similar Species
Adult male
- Chunkier than Baltimore Oriole with shorter tail
- Black crown and chin
- Thin black stripe through eye
- Large white patches on black wings
- © Glenn Bartley, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada, June 2011
Adult female
- Similar to adult female and immature Baltimore Oriole
- Orange breast and face with dull gray belly
- Orange brightest at base of bill
- Pale gray back
- © Carlos Escamilla, Laredo, TX, May 2011
Adult male
- Similar to adult male Baltimore Oriole, but smaller, more warbler-like
- Rich chestnut brown underneath
- Chestnut bar on black wings
- © lindap57, IA, May 2011
Adult female
- Similar to female and immature Baltimore Oriole
- Small, warbler-like
- Bright yellow olive throughout
- Unmarked face
- © Jim Paris, Bombay Hook NWR, New Smyrna, DE, May 2011
Adult male
- Superficially similar to Baltimore Oriole, but larger and more heavy-bodied
- Slaty gray back and wings
- Bold white crescents around eye
- Thick yellow bill
- © Debbie McKenzie, AL