Altamira Oriole

The Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) is a new world oriole. The bird is common in subtropical lowlands along the Pacific coast and inland in northern Central America and the Mexican Gulf Coast. Southern Texas has since seen its expansion, but this did not happen until 1939. This bird forages high in trees, sometimes in the undergrowth. They mainly eat insects and berries.

The mandible and neck, as well as the back and long tail, are all black in color in both males and females. Although the flight feathers (remiges and rectrices) on the wings are black, they are edged with white. When folded, these produce a single white wing bar and white wing dots. Orange epaulets are created by the secondary coverts. Nearly all of the underside is orange or orange-yellow. Immature specimens typically have an olive back and pale yellow color on their head and body. The juvenile bird resembles the adult in appearance, with the exception of its olive-colored back and yellow-olive tail.