Black-vented Oriole
Black-vented Oriole: Large oriole with black hood, upper back, wings, and tail, including vent. Underparts and lower back are bright yellow-orange. Black bill is long and slender. Legs and feet are gray. Forages in trees and bushes. Feeds on insects, berries and fruit. Strong, swift, direct flight.
● Song:
"nyeh", "nur"
● Foraging & Feeding:
Black-vented Oriole: Eats insects, berries, and fruits; forages for food low to high in trees and bushes.
● Breeding & nesting:
Black-vented Oriole: Two to six pale blue or white eggs, heavily marked with brown and black, are laid in a nest made of plant fibers, lined with finer materials, and built low in a bush or tree. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.
● Similar species:
Black-vented Oriole: Scott's Oriole has conspicuous white wing-bars, white edges on tertials and secondaries, and yellow basal half to outer tail feathers.