Orioles of one of more than 300 kinds of neotropical migrants. These bright orange and black birds are the size of blackbirds and stay high in trees. The Baltimore Northern Oriole is about 18-20 cm in length. A. Orioles are flame orange with a black head.
Females are a dull or olive green on the top and mostly yellow on the bottom.
The winter ranges are in American tropics and Southern Mexico southward. Winter habitat is often in a nest overhanging the city. The summer range is in Canada and central U.S, and also east of the Mississippi River. Summer habitat is often in American Elm trees. Orioles breed in open woods, elms, and shaded trees.