Baltimore Oriole

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q805774
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Baltimore Oriole

Summary

Baltimore Oriole is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,273 views/month, #552 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Baltimore Oriole's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Baltimore Oriole is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore is named after Baltimore Oriole[5].
  • Baltimore Oriole's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Baltimore Oriole belongs to the parent taxon Icterus[7].
  • Baltimore Oriole's scientific name is Icterus galbula[8].
  • Baltimore Oriole's Commons category is recorded as Icterus galbula[9].
  • Baltimore Oriole's Commons gallery is recorded as Icterus galbula[10].
  • Baltimore Oriole's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[11].
  • Baltimore Oriole's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[12].
  • Baltimore Oriole's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[13].
  • Baltimore Oriole's original combination is recorded as Coracias galbula[14].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Baltimore Oriole'}[15].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Baltimoretrupial'}[16].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Turpial de Baltimore'}[17].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oriole de Baltimore'}[18].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ittero di Baltimora'}[19].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Baltimoretroepiaal'}[20].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Baltimore-trupial'}[21].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Lundtrupial'}[22].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Балтиморский цветной трупиал'}[23].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ボルチモアムクドリモドキ'}[24].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'baltimoretrupial'}[25].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'idänlehtoturpiaali'}[26].
  • Baltimore Oriole is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kacyk północny'}[27].

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Classification

Baltimore Oriole's scientific name is Icterus galbula[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Icterus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Baltimoretrupial'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Turpial de Baltimore'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oriole de Baltimore'}[18], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ittero di Baltimora'}[19], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Baltimoretroepiaal'}[20].

Discovery and Description

Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore is named after Baltimore Oriole[5]. Things named for it include Baltimore Orioles[28], a baseball team[29], in United States[30], founded in 1894[31].

Identifiers

Baltimore Oriole's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 9346[32]. Baltimore Oriole's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 105513[33]. Baltimore Oriole's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511145[34]. Baltimore Oriole's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2484340[35]. Baltimore Oriole's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179083[36].

Why It Matters

Baltimore Oriole ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,273 views/month, #552 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include Baltimore Orioles[28], a baseball team[29], in United States[30], founded in 1894[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [33] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [36] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [34] . wikidata.org.
  11. [35] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Ambrosia10 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle diurnality
    Named after Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
    Reference illustration Knowing birds through stories (6298348087).jpg
    Original combination Coracias galbula
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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