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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis
Orange Oriole
Icterus auratus
Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Yellow-tailed Oriole
Icterus mesomelas
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
📅 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Black-cowled Oriole sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 500 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-cowled Oriole in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black-cowled Oriole in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.