Yellow-tailed Oriole

Scientific Name: Icterus mesomelas

Population Estimate: 500K-5M

Range / Habitat: Ranges from the Yucatan and SE Mexico through Central America into northern South America. Preferred habitat is subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, often swamp or mangrove forests.

Field Notes: Adult (top photo) is distinctive with yellow head, belly, rump, and outer rectrices. Mask, back, wings and tail black but with prominent yellow wing bar. Juvenile (bottom photo) distinguished by mottled olive and black back with yellow wing bar.

Personal Notes: Both seen at the Chaa Creek Resort.