Green-headed oriole
Green-headed oriole | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Oriolidae |
Genus: | Oriolus |
Species: | O. chlorocephalus
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Binomial name | |
Oriolus chlorocephalus Shelley, 1896
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O. c. subsp. speculifer is endemic to Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique
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O. c. subsp. amani specimen at Nairobi National Museum
The green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus), or montane oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in eastern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
Subspecies[]
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- O. c. amani - Benson, 1946: Found in south-eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania
- O. c. chlorocephalus - Shelley, 1896: Found in Malawi and central Mozambique
- O. c. speculifer - Clancey, 1969: Found in southern Mozambique
Distribution and habitat[]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, dry lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Behaviour and ecology[]
They feed on fruit, seeds, nectar and insects or insect larvae.[3]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus chlorocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706400A94067911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706400A94067911.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 7.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1.
- ^ Walther, B.; Jones, P. (2016). "Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
External links[]
Media related to Oriolus chlorocephalus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Oriolus chlorocephalus at Wikispecies
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Oriolus
- Birds of East Africa
- Birds described in 1896
- Corvoidea stubs