Found in South Texas and Mexico. Adult male can be distinguished from the Hooded Oriole by its larger size and heavier beak. Females are duller with gray-brown wings.

Common to the southwest. Adult male has golden crown and solid black back. Song is a soft warbling with sharp breaks.

Adult male is the only red colored oriole and the only oriole east of the Mississippi River with a solid black tail. Frequently nests in scattered colonies in fruit and shade trees.

Males have bright orange-yellow body but with an all black head. Prefers tall shade trees with shrubby undergrowth.