General Information
- Sharply-pointed bill

Male
- Black head, back, breast, wings and tail
- Brown underparts, shoulder, and rump
- Immature male similar to female but has black throat

Female
- Greenish-gray upperparts
- Yellowish underparts
- Two wing bars

Similar species
Male Orchard Oriole is quite distinctive.

Female Baltimore and Bullock's Orioles have grayer bellies than female Orchard Orioles. Female Hooded Oriole very similar but has a decurved bill.