JAMAICAN ORIOLE AT FEEDER WITH ANOLE LOOKING ON, ROCKLANDS BIRD SANCTUARY (MONTEGO BAY), ROCKLANDS RD, WILTSHIRE, JAMAICA, 12/12/2024 - NEW SPECIES TO LIFE LIST

   We can ID this bird as a Jamaican Oriole as follows:

• Was identified as a Jamaican Oriole by Merlin bird photo ID app.
• Head and neck are olivaceous yellow (see 2nd & 3rd photos) with a black mask and throat to upper breast  and becomes more yellow to belly.
• Black wings with large white patches.
• Black tail.  

   The Jamaican Oriole is found in Jamaica and the Colombian island of San Andres.  A subspecies of the Jamaican Oriole formerly occurred on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands, but is now extinct, making the species extirpated there.

   The Jamaican Oriole is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.