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Bird Bio - Hooded Oriole
Common Name:
Hooded Oriole.
Scientific Name:
Icterus cucullatus
Description:
Male - Orange crown and black tail, black throat; Female - olive gray above and yellowish below; 7-1/2 inches
Lifecycle:
- Egg description: Whitish with brown blotches
- Nest description: Hanging pouch-woven from grasses, leaf fibers lined with hair and feathers
- # Eggs: 4
- Length of Incubation: 12-14 days
- Fledging Age: 14 days after hatching
- Broods/season: 2-3
Habitat:
Open woods, shade trees, palms- groves of trees
Food:
Insects, berries, nectar - Will feed at feeders
Range:
- Summer: Southwestern U.S.
- Winter: Mexico
Predators/Enemies/Competitors:
Cowbird parasitism
