Yellow-tailed Oriole
Icterus mesomelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusIcterus (New World Orioles)
- SpeciesIcterus mesomelas (Yellow-tailed Oriole)
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
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 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 3 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 16 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 17 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 18 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-tailed Oriole in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Yellow-tailed Oriole sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-tailed Oriole in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-tailed Oriole in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.