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Orchard Oriole Life History

Order: Passeriformes > Family: Icteridae > Genus and species: Icterus spurius

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Size

  • Length: 7 inches
  • Wingspan: 10 inches
  • Weight: 19 grams

Habitat

  • agricultural fields
  • grassland
  • meadow
  • scrub
  • bush
  • thicket
  • open canopy forest

Diet

Summer:

  • insects

Winter (additional):

  • nectar
  • fruit

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: 1
  • Days spent incubating: 12
  • Days until young fledge: 11-14