Orange-crowned Oriole vs Yellow-backed Oriole

Icterus auricapillus compared with Icterus chrysater

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-crowned Oriole	Yellow-backed Oriole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Icteridae	Icteridae
Genus same	Icterus	Icterus
Species	Icterus auricapillus	Icterus chrysater

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-crowned Oriole and Yellow-backed Oriole share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Icterus.

Conservation Status

Orange-crowned Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-backed Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-crowned Oriole	Yellow-backed Oriole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-crowned Oriole

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-backed Oriole

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-backed Oriole

O corrupião-de-dorso-amarelo (Icterus chrysater) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela