Scarlet-rumped Cacique vs Black-backed Oriole

Cacicus microrhynchus compared with Icterus abeillei

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Scarlet-rumped Cacique Black-backed Oriole
Scientific Name Cacicus microrhynchus Icterus abeillei
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Icteridae Icteridae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 24.8 cm (9.8 in) 20.4 cm (8.0 in)
Weight 60.45 g (2.13 oz) 34.0 g (1.20 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Scarlet-rumped Cacique only

None

Black-backed Oriole only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Scarlet-rumped Cacique

Least Concern

Black-backed Oriole

About These Birds

Black-backed Oriole

The Black-backed Oriole is a colorful icterid endemic to the pine-oak forests of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Sierra Madre del Sur in central Mexico. Males have a brilliant orange body with a black back, wings, and tail. It feeds on nectar, insects, and fruit in forest canopy and edges.

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