Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) - BirdLife species factsheet

Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red list criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	Low
Land mass type		Average mass	-

Extent of occurrence (EOO)

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	1,100,000	medium
Number of locations		-
Fragmentation		-

Population and trend

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals		poor	estimated	2009
Population trend	Stable		suspected	-
Decline (3 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (5 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation future)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)		-	-	-
Number of subpopulations		-	-	-
Largest subpopulations		-	-	-
Generation length (yrs)	5.1	-	-	-

Population justification: Partners in Flight estimate the total population to number 50,000-499,999 individuals (A. Panjabi in litt. 2008).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident	Non-breeding
Belize	N	Extant	Yes
Costa Rica	N	Extant	Yes
Guatemala	N	Extant	Yes
Honduras	U	Extant	Yes
Mexico	N	Extant	Yes
Nicaragua	N	Extant	Yes
Panama	N	Extant	Yes
Puerto Rico (to USA)	V	Extant		Yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Panama	San San Pond Sak Wetlands
Panama	Palo Seco Protection Forest
Guatemala	Maya - Lacandón
Guatemala	Rio La Pasion
Guatemala	Sacranix
Guatemala	Lachuá - Ik'bolay
Guatemala	Candelaria - Campur
Guatemala	Guatemalan Caribbean Slope
Guatemala	Sierra de las Minas - Motagua
Puerto Rico (to USA)	El Yunque
Nicaragua	Miskito Keys and terrestrial landscape
Nicaragua	Bosawas
Nicaragua	Los Guatuzos
Mexico	Calakmul
Mexico	Chimalapas
Mexico	Corredor Calakmul-Sian Ka'an
Mexico	Corredor Central Vallarta-Punta Laguna
Costa Rica	Arenal-Monteverde
Costa Rica	Cahuita, Gandoca-Manzanillo and Migratory Bird Corridor
Costa Rica	Central Volcanic Cordillera
Costa Rica	La Amistad Caribe
Costa Rica	Caribbean lowlands and wetlands
Costa Rica	Maleku - Caño Negro
Costa Rica	Pacuare, coastal wetlands and Migratory Bird Corridor
Mexico	El Ocote
Honduras	Rio Platano
Honduras	Tawahka
Honduras	Parque Nacional Patuca
Honduras	Pico Bonito
Mexico	Laguna de Términos
Mexico	Los Petenes
Mexico	Los Tuxtlas
Mexico	Yum-balam
Mexico	Montes Azules
Mexico	Uyumil Ce'h
Mexico	Uxpanapa
Mexico	Ría Celestún
Honduras	Jeanette Kawas
Honduras	Cuero y Salado
Honduras	Laguna Caratasca
Mexico	Sur de Quintana Roo
Mexico	Ría Lagartos
Mexico	Sian Ka'an
Mexico	Sierra de Ticúl-Punto Put
Mexico	Sierra de Tabasco
Mexico	Sierra Chixtontic-Sierra Canjá
Honduras	Valle de Agalta

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Species factsheet: Icterus prosthemelas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/07/2020. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2020) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/07/2020.