Johnson recalled using the Baltimore oriole as a teaching tool after it got its name back in the 1990s, to explain to students the difficult process of defining species.

A second oriole species occurs in our area. This is the orchard oriole. Orchard orioles and Baltimore orioles present a little bit of an identification problem.

In a major conservation success, 10 oriole chicks hatched at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) Bird House, and the Zoo is seeking the public’s help to name ...

Orioles have always been a bird watching favorite, even before the species became a household name thanks to America's pastime. The Baltimore Oriole is known for its striking orange plumage ...

Baltimore orioles are members of the blackbird family. But they, like the other oriole species, have evolved brilliant orange plumage that distinguishes them easily from the more familiar ...

Orioles have always been a bird watching favorite, even before the species became a household name thanks to America's pastime. The Baltimore Oriole is known for its striking orange plumage ...

In fact, the Bullock’s oriole is the only oriole species in much of the West. Since these species are all related, one might suppose that they have similar life-history strategies.

Orioles have always been a bird watching favorite, even before the species became a household name thanks to America's pastime. The Baltimore Oriole is known for its striking orange plumage ...