Ethiopian oriole
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. monacha
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| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus monacha (Gmelin, 1789)
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The Ethiopian oriole (Oriolus monacha) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.
It is found in north-eastern Africa where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
The Ethiopian oriole was originally described in the genus Turdus. Alternate names for the Ethiopian oriole include the Abyssinian black-headed oriole, Abyssinian oriole, black-headed forest oriole, dark-headed oriole, Ethiopian black-headed oriole, Ethiopian forest oriole and forest oriole.
Subspecies[]
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Omo black-headed oriole (O. m. meneliki) - Blundell & Lovat, 1899: Originally described as a separate species. Found in southern Ethiopia
- O. m. monacha - (Gmelin, 1789): Found in northern Ethiopia, Eritrea
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus monacha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706415A94068649. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706415A94068649.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 7.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Orioles
- Oriolus
- Birds of the Horn of Africa
- Birds described in 1789
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Corvoidea stubs