Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusIcterus (New World Orioles)
- SpeciesIcterus cucullatus (Hooded Oriole)
Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Yellow-tailed Oriole
Icterus mesomelas
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
📅 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 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 15 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 20 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Oriole in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Hooded Oriole sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hooded Oriole in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
April has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Oriole in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.