See text New World orioles are a group of birds in the genus Icterus of the blackbird family.

Although they are not closely related to Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae, they are strikingly similar in size, diet, behavior, and strongly contrasting plumage.

Males are typically black and vibrant yellow or orange with white markings, females and immature birds duller.

[1] The genus Icterus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the Venezuelan troupial as the type species.

[4] The genus name Icterus, as used by classical authors, referred to a bird with yellow or green plumage.