Timor oriole
| Timor oriole | |
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| O. melanotis, Timor oriole | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. melanotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus melanotis (Bonaparte, 1850)
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The Timor oriole (Oriolus melanotis) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sundas, where it is found on Timor, Rote and Semau Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
The Wetar oriole (O. finschi), found on Wetar and Atauro Islands, was originally described as a separate species but was later reclassified as a subspecies. However, more recent revisions to the IOC World Bird List have found it to be a distinct species. The two species were formerly grouped together as olive-brown oriole.[2]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103691625A94064752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103691625A94064752.en.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-04.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Orioles
- Oriolus
- Birds of Timor
- Birds described in 1850
- Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
- Corvoidea stubs