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Bird Bio - Altamira Oriole
Common Name:
Altamira Oriole.
Scientific Name:
Icterus gularis
Description:
Yellow or orange upper wings, thick billed, both sexes similar, 8-1/4 inches to 9-1/4 inches
Lifecycle:
- Egg description: Pale bluish whites and blotched with black and lavender
- Nest description: Long hanging pouch, up to 2 feet-woven from Spanish moss, grass, palm fibers, weeds, strips of bark, lined with hair and feathers
- # Eggs: 4-6
- Length of Incubation: 14 days
- Fledging Age: Unknown
Habitat:
Open tropical woodland and edges
Food:
Insects and berries-sometimes will visit nectar feeders
Range:
- Summer: South Texas
- Winter: Permanent resident
Predators/Enemies/Competitors:
Unknown
Some cowbird parasitism
