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MichaelLong Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Hooded Oriole 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyjoy Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 is this a juvenile bird or a female with different markings than this adult hooded oriole I saw in the same park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, kathyjoy said: is this a juvenile bird or a female with different markings than this adult hooded oriole I saw in the same park? The bird you posted about is a female. The “adult” that you saw in the same park is a male. Edited June 2 by IKLland 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyjoy Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 Thanks. So is the female a juvenile and the male "mature" or do the females just look like this? Sorry, I am still learning so much about birding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 @IKLland Can't this also be a very young male (as in hatched this year)? It's a much brighter yellow/orange than I'm used to in females, I suppose that could be explained by light though. If this bird is a female it's an adult. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 The bird that was originally posted about is either an adult female or a juvenile male, no way to tell. The male that you posted after the fact is an adult. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyjoy Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 Thanks. It might not have been clear but I posted the adult male after the fact to compare to the mystery bird, sharing that I didn't know how to identify the first shots I posted. Thanks for info saying that the mystery bird for me is either an adult female or a juvenile male hooded oriole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 (edited) 13 hours ago, IKLland said: The bird that was originally posted about is either an adult female or a juvenile male, no way to tell. The male that you posted after the fact is an adult. If it's a juvenile, I don't think a young female can be ruled out. And if so, how? Edited June 3 by lonestranger After thought 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 14 hours ago, kathyjoy said: So is the female a juvenile and the male "mature" or do the females just look like this The adult male and female Hooded Orioles look different, with juvenile birds looking like the female until male characteristics grow in. This is typical of many species, which makes determining the sex of juvenile birds very difficult, if not impossible, at times. You may hear the term 'female type' now and then, which applies in situations like this where the bird looks like an adult female but might be a young bird of either sex. Learn more about Hooded Orioles here.... https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Oriole/overview# 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 This link is probably more useful for IDing purposes. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Oriole/id 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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