Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusIcterus (New World Orioles)
- SpeciesIcterus prosthemelas (Black-cowled Oriole)
Closest Relatives at Cañón del Sumidero National Park
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Bar-winged Oriole
Icterus maculialatus
Black-vented Oriole
Icterus wagleri
Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-cowled Oriole in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-cowled Oriole sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-cowled Oriole in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-cowled Oriole in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.