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Icterus cucullatus

Swainson, 1827

Hooded Oriole

G5Secure Found in 53 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105677
Element CodeABPBXB9080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyIcteridae
GenusIcterus
Other Common Names
Bolsero Encapuchado (ES) Oriole masqué (FR)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Taxonomic Comments
Closely related to and probably a sister taxon of I. spurius (AOU 1998).
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-12-04
Change Date1996-12-04
Range Extent Comments
BREEDING: central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, central Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western and southern Texas south to southern Baja California and southern Mexico. NON-BREEDING: from northern Mexico to southern Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Riparian woodland, palm groves, mesquite, arid scrub, deciduous woodland, around human habitation, city parks, suburbs. BREEDING: Nest suspended from branches of trees, underside of palm leaves, or in Spanish moss or mistletoe clump.

Reproduction

Clutch size 3-5 (usually 4). Sometimes 2-3 broods per year. Incubation 12-14 days, by female. Young tended by both parents, leave nest at about 14 days.
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - HardwoodShrubland/chaparralSuburban/orchard
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5B
ProvinceRankNative
AlabamaSNAYes
Navajo NationS1BYes
New MexicoS3B,S4NYes
CaliforniaSNRBYes
ArizonaS3Yes
TexasS4BYes
NevadaS4BYes
Roadless Areas (53)
Arizona (10)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonPrescott National Forest10,683
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
California (35)
AreaForestAcres
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
CajonSan Bernardino National Forest7,548
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Magic MountainAngeles National Forest15,542
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
NordhoffLos Padres National Forest12,031
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Pyramid Peak BSan Bernardino National Forest7,194
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
New Mexico (5)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
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