17 Beautiful Orange Birds You Can See in the United States—Tips and Locations

17 Beautiful Orange Birds in the United States

From orioles and warblers to hummingbirds and thrushes, these striking species brighten up any day.

Ask someone to name an orange bird, and they're more than likely going to say an oriole. That, of course, would be a good answer: Of the seven native species of orioles you can regularly see in the United States, five of them sport some combination of orange and black.

But orioles aren't the only birds with carrot-colored plumage; a variety of North American species are either predominantly orange or feature patches of the hue somewhere on their body.

In fact, there are many birds in North America with plumage that might appear orange in the right light or if you broaden the definition to include more cinnamon-flavored feathers.

Author's summary: Discover 17 beautiful orange bird species in the US.

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