Jamaican Orioles species is common and widespread in
Jamaica, where it is found in all types of forests, as well as in gardens. The
birds sometimes roost communally. It is a long-tailed greenish-yellow bird,
with black wings, relieved by extensive white in the coverts, and a paler black
mask bib. The tail is also black, with white edges. Like most bird species in
Jamaica, this oriole breeds in the austral spring, between March and June
It is found in
Jamaica and on the Colombian island of San Andres. It formerly occurred on
Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands but is now extinct there. Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or
tropical moist montage forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Photographed at Rockland’s bird sanctuary, Jamaica
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