Bullock's Oriole Photo Gallery

Bullock's Oriole Adult male
Adult male

Slim but sturdy songbirds with a medium-long tail and a sharply pointed bill. Adult males are bright orange with a black back and large white wing patch. Note black line through the eye and black throat.

© Nancy Christensen | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, June 03, 2019
Bullock's Oriole Adult male
Adult male

© Sean Williams | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, April 20, 2018
Adult male

A nimble oriole that often perches and forages at the tips of twigs. This video has no audio.

© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 13, 2006Not all videos have sound
Bullock's Oriole Female
Female

Slim and sturdy with a sharply pointed bill. Females have a yellowish-orange head and tail, a grayish back, a whitish belly, and white wingbars.

© Janey Woodley | Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 27, 2017
Bullock's Oriole Female
Female

Sharply pointed bill is characteristic of orioles. Female Bullock's have a yellowish-orange head and throat and a whitish belly.

© Matt Davis | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, April 29, 2018
Female

Often visits sugar water feeders. This video has no audio.

© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 01, 1994Not all videos have sound
Bullock's Oriole Female/immature male
Female/immature male

© Dave DeSarno | Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, December 30, 2020
Bullock's Oriole Female/immature male
Female/immature male

© Dave DeSarno | Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, December 30, 2020
Adult male

Picks insects from leaves and twigs and sometimes takes nectar from flowering plants.

© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 01, 2006Not all videos have sound
Bullock's Oriole Female/immature male
Female/immature male

© Jared Keyes | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 26, 2019
Bullock's Oriole Immature male
Immature male

Immature males look like females, but have a black throat and a dark eyeline.

© Suzie McCann | Macaulay LibraryTexas, June 03, 2019
Immature male

Builds a gourd-shaped nest that is suspended from the ends of flexible branches.This video has no audio.

© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 13, 2006Not all videos have sound
Bullock's Oriole Habitat
Habitat

Found in open woodland along streams, particularly among cottonwoods. They also occur in orchards, parks, and oak or mesquite woodlands.

© Henry Burton | Macaulay LibraryOregon, June 09, 2017

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