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Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

Photo by gatorfellows
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Description:

A small oriole. The head is all black. Tail, back, and most of wings are black. Breast, belly, rump, and shoulder dark chestnut. One thin white wingbar; other wing feathers edged in white.

Habitat:

Gathering insects from the Hackberry tree.

Reference Links:

Orchard Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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