Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

General Status Rank: 
Vagrant
ELCODE: 
ABPBXB9190
Common Name: 
Baltimore Oriole
Scientific Name: 
Icterus galbula
Naming References: 
Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Passeriformes
Family: 
Icteridae
Distribution

Distribution

This species regular range approaches the NWT as closely as the Fort St. John area in the Peace Valley of British Columbia.(NWT Bird checklist project)

Number of Occurrences

One record from Fort Liard (2002) (W113):Accidental. On 20 June 2002, Jason Duxbury observed a male Baltimore Oriole on the Liard Trail south of Fort Liard (eBird 2012). (NWT Bird checklist project)
Score: 
A
References: 
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Vagrant
Status Rank Description: 
one record in SW NWT
S Rank: 
SNA
Decision Process Description: 
Drafted by Craig Machtans and Lindsay Armer based on NWT Bird Checklist Survey database. 2005; Reviewed in 2010, no change; Reviewed in 2015, no change; Reviewed in 2020, no change
Last Updated: 
June 19, 2020

References

Naming

  • Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Canadian Wildlife Service (2005) NWT/NU Bird Checklist Survey database. Environment Canada / Canadian Wildlife Service Yellowknife http://www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/nature/migratorybirds/nwtbcs/index.en.html - LA20 Return
  • Audubon and Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada (2015) http://ebird.org/content/canada/ - W113 Return