Breeding Location:
Forests, Bushes
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Accidental in North America
Egg Color:
Light blue or white marked with brown and black
Number of Eggs:
2 - 6
Incubation Days:
12 - 14
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Lined with finer materials., Plant fibers.
Migration:
Nonmigratory
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Overview
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.
Range and Habitat
Black-vented Oriole: Common in Mexico; accidental visitor to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Preferred habitats include pine-oak and tropical deciduous forests.
Breeding and 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.
Foraging and Feeding
Black-vented Oriole: Eats insects, berries, and fruits; forages for food low to high in trees and bushes.
Readily Eats
Suet, Jelly, Orange Halves, Raisins
Vocalization
Black-vented Oriole: Song is a bold, squeaky, gurgling warble. Call is a weak, nasal "nyeh" or "nur", insect-like and often repeated in series.
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.
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