help identify this bird, please.

[Saphire]

taken in west texas

[Mira]

1. Of course I don't know the answer

but I photographed this one coming out of huge hole in a mammoth cactus. In Phoenix. At 110 degrees.
And it had cactus slime in its beak. I had to lie in wait for him, after I had seen him go in.

Now I see he made it all the way to Texas?

[cyberswede]

2. Black vented oriole?

Does this look like it might be it?
http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/823/overview/Black-vented_Oriole.aspx

You might do a search here:
http://www.whatbird.com/

[alfredo]

3. The wing band points to a Scott's Oriole.

[Saphire]

4. could be, but I didn't think there was any yellow on the back. Maybe female?

[alfredo]

5. There's going to be some small variation within a species.

I can see white and yellow on both bird shoulders. You can't see the yellow as well on the OP picture.

I use the three point method to confirm. On the two birds I see a similar bill, similar coloration, similar build.

[handmade34]

6. yours appears to be male

[alfredo]

7. Another thing that helps with the ID is range. The bird was

sighted well within its range.

That's a handsome bird.

[Saphire]

8. Yes, yes...that seems to be the one. Thanks alot.