| Appearance | The Altamira oriole is a medium-size bird, but large for an oriole, at about 9″ long. They are bright, deep orange with black on their face, throat, back, wings, and tail. They also have a thick, pointy bill. The female looks the same. |
| Diet | Flower nectar, fruits, insects, and berries. |
| Feeder Food | Fresh fruit such as oranges and grapes, sugar-water nectar, as well as sunflower seeds. |
| Habitat | Although mostly a tropical bird found in Mexico and South America, it’s slowly inched northward into Texas where they prefer lightly wooded areas and edges. |
| Nesting | The pouch-like nest is suspended at the end of forked branches about 10-80′ up in a tree. They have about 4-6 eggs that are blue/white in color and speckled with black and lavender. |
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