Baltimore Oriole: Species of bird
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird.
It is common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Icterus |
| Species: | I. galbula |
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| Icterus galbula | |
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The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland. It is also the inspiration for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
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