This oriole is a member of the Icteridae family to which 106 species of blackbirds belong. After pairing, the female weaves a pouch-shaped nest that hangs from the end of a deciduous tree branch ...

The female and the immature can be confused with a dull Baltimore oriole. Female and immature hooded orioles are entirely yellow below, slimmer, and longer tailed and have a thin, downcurved bill.

A female has a faded orange body and a ratty-looking ... Orioles are in the same Icteridae bird family as blackbirds and meadowlarks. An oriole’s physical similarity to a blackbird shows in ...