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Alternative names: Ethiopian Oriole; Abyssinian Black-headed Oriole; Dark-headed Oriole
- Oriolus monacha
Identification
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Taxonomy
Oriolus monacha has two subspecies:[1]
- O. m. monacha
- Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea
- O. m. meneliki
- Southern Ethiopia
Habitat
Montane juniper forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ethiopian_Black-headed_Oriole