Birds that display orange and black colors primarily include orioles and tanagers. They get this coloration due to a mix of their diet and metabolism. The orange color comes from the carotenoids consumed by these birds from the food they eat, while the black coloration is due to the production of the pigment melanin. Other factors include their geographical location as well as their surroundings.
List of Birds That Are Orange and Black
- African Stonechat
- Altamira Oriole
- American Goldfinch
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- Amur Stonechat
- Asian Pied Starling
- Baltimore Oriole
- Bank Myna
- Barn Swallow
- Black-and-orange Flycatcher
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Black-vented Oriole
- Brahminy Starling
- Brambling
- Buff-streaked Chat
- Bullock’s Oriole
- Canary Islands Stonechat
- Carolina Wren
- Common Black Hawk
- Common Blackbird
- Common Myna
- Common Redstart
- Crested Caracara
- Eastern Towhee
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Eurasian Hoopoe
- European Robin
- European Stonechat
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Flame-colored Tanager
- Grey-winged Blackbird
- Hooded Oriole
- Inca Tern
- Intermediate Egret
- Jerdon’s Bush Chat
- Madagascar Stonechat
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Red Bishop
- Olive Warbler
- Orange Weaver
- Orange-backed Troupial
- Orchard Oriole
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Redwing
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Say’s Phoebe
- Scarlet Flycatcher
- Scarlet Tanager
- Siberian Stonechat
- Spot-breasted Oriole
- Spotted Towhee
- Streak-backed Oriole
- Surf Scoter
- Tri-colored Blackbird
- Tufted Flycatcher
- Tufted Puffin
- Varied Thrush
- Veery
- Venezuelan Troupial
- Vermillion Flycatcher
- Western Spindalis
- Western Tanager
- Whinchat
- White-browed Bush Chat
- White-tailed Stonechat
- White-throated Bush Chat
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
FAQs
1. Which black-colored birds have orange wings? The red-winged blackbird has orange wings that contrast nicely with their overall black plumage.
2. Are there birds that have black plumage and an orange beak? The common blackbird is predominantly black with an orange beak. Also, while not predominantly black, the northern cardinal has black streaks and an orange-colored beak as well.
3. Which birds have black heads and orange breasts? The American robin has a bright orange chest and black feathers on top of its head.
