GOLDEN ROBIN

Icterus galbula

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IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)

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Behavior

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Sara Kennedy, Kathleen Bachynski
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Icterus galbula is not a gregarious species. Like most Icteridae its flight is strong and direct. These birds are active during the day and migrate between summer and winter ranges. (National Geographic Society, 1999; Tekiela, 1999)

Home Range

Territory size varies with habitat quality, food availability, population density, and time of breeding season. It is largest when the male is attempting to attract a female and smallest after eggs are laid. (Rising and Flood, 1998)

Communication and Perception

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The male sings all summer. His song is rich and flute-like, with each individual having a distinct song. The female song is generally shorter and simpler. The call, from both sexes, is a whistled "hew-li." Nestlings beg loudly.

Baltimore orioles also use postures and movements to communicate, such as male courtship displays, female wing-flutter displays, and nestling wing-flutters when begging for food.