Alternative name: Black-tailed Oriole
- Oriolus percivali
Identification
19·5–21·5 cm (7¾-8½ in)
- Glossy black head, neck and upper breast
- Yellow mantle
- Olive-green scapulars and back
- Olivaceous-yellow rump
Similar Species
Similar to the African Black-headed Oriole, but yellow plumage is brighter, the central tail feathers are black, and there is more black on the wings.
Distribution
Africa: found in eastern DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and western Kenya.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Montane forest, well wooded hillsides, primary and secondary evergreen forests above 1500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of fruit, with the addition of caterpillars and other invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mountain Oriole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mountain_Oriole
