Breeds from south-western USA (southern California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Texas) south to western and central Mexico (to southern Baja California, Michoacán and Oaxaca). Non-breeding range mostly in Mexico.
 
Population
Estimated population is 1,600,000 (2010).
Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) [XC265713]
by Richard E. Webster from Silver Creek, Cave Creek Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, United States (call, subsong)
Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) [XC567454]
by Isain Contreras Rodr\u00edguez from Mt. Ord--lower, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States (song)