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Bird Bio - Orchard Oriole
Common Name:
Orchard Oriole.
Scientific Name:
Icterus sparius
Description:
Male - Black hood with deep chestnut coloured under parts; Female - olive green above and yellowish below; 6-7 inches
Lifecycle:
- Egg description: Pale bluish white
- Nest description: Hanging pouch-woven from grasses, leaf fibers lined with fine grasses
- # Eggs: 4-5
- Length of Incubation: 12-15days
- Fledging Age: 11-days after hatching
- Broods/season: 1
Habitat:
Wood edges, orchards, shade trees-semi open areas
Food:
Mostly insects, fruit and nectar
Range:
- Summer: East of Rockies
- Winter: Central - South America
