Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusIcterus (New World Orioles)
- SpeciesIcterus parisorum (Scott's Oriole)
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📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scott's Oriole in Big Bend National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Scott's Oriole sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 1597 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scott's Oriole in Big Bend National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Scott's Oriole in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.