General Description: Scott's Orioles (Icterus parisorum) are medium-sized, sexually dimorphic songbirds. Adult males are black above and bright yellow below. The wings are black with one yellow wingbar and one white wingbar. Females are yellowish overall with darker wings and tail. In females, both wingbars are white. In both genders, the bill is long, straight, and pointed.
Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Icteridae.
Favored Habitat: Higher-elevation Mojave Desert Scrub with Joshua Trees and the lower edge of the Pinyon-Juniper Woodland. |