Bird Bio - Scotts Oriole

Common Name: Scott’s Oriole.

Scientific Name: Icterus parisorum

• Male- solid black head and back, rest is lemon yellow
• Female- greenish yellow under parts, greenish above 7 ¾ inches

Lifecycle:

• Egg description: Pale bluish white – brown/gray dots and lines
• Nest description: Hanging pouch-woven from grasses, Yucca plant fibers-lined with grass and hair
• # Eggs: 2-4
• Length of Incubation: 12-14 days
• Fledging Age: 14 days after hatching
• Broods/season: 1-2

Habitat: Dry woods and scrub in Desert Mountains, Yucca plants, and Joshua trees

Food: Insects mostly, some berries, nectar. Will come to feeders.

Range:

• Summer: SouthWest U.S.
• Winter: Some in southern Arizona and California

Predators/Enemies/Competitors: Unknown