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Baltimore oriole migration Icterus galbula
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Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Icterus galbula |
|---|---|
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 4,229,886 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q805774 (CC0).
Migration in the data
4,229,886 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In the Americas, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in July (about 44°N) and furthest south in March (about 17°N).
Month by month: centre of records in the Americas
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19°N | 0% |
| February | 18°N | 0% |
| March | 17°N | 0% |
| April | 27°N | 0% |
| May | 42°N | 0% |
| June | 44°N | 0% |
| July | 44°N | 0% |
| August | 43°N | 0% |
| September | 33°N | 0% |
| October | 22°N | 0% |
| November | 20°N | 0% |
| December | 20°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the baltimore oriole
The Baltimore oriole is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its common name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th-century Lord Baltimore. …
From the Wikipedia article “Baltimore oriole” (revision 1370824858), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2484340&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.