oriole Definition

any of various usually brightly colored Old World passerine birds (family Oriolidae and especially genus Oriolus)

any of various New World passerine birds (genus Icterus of the family Icteridae) of which the males are usually black and yellow or black and orange

an oriole (Icterus galbula) of the eastern and central U.S. and southern Canada in which the male has a solid black head and the female usually has an olive-brown back and orange-yellow underside and that was formerly considered to be a subspecies of northern oriole

an oriole (Icterus bullockii) of the western U.S. in which the male has a black crown and black line through the eye and the female has a yellowish head and breast and that was formerly considered to be a subspecies of northern oriole

an American oriole (Icterus galbula) that includes the Baltimore oriole and the Bullock's oriole when they are considered subspecies rather than separate species