Baltimore Oriole vs Black-crowned Barwing

Icterus galbula compared with Actinodura sodangorum

Key Differences

• Baltimore Oriole is Least Concern while Black-crowned Barwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baltimore Oriole	Black-crowned Barwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Icteridae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Icterus	Actinodura
Species	Icterus galbula	Actinodura sodangorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Baltimore Oriole and Black-crowned Barwing share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Baltimore Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Black-crowned Barwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baltimore Oriole	Black-crowned Barwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baltimore Oriole

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Black-crowned Barwing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Black-crowned Barwing

The Black-crowned Barwing (Actinodura sodangorum) is a species in the genus Actinodura. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway