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'''Alternative name: Buru Oriole'''
 
;[[:category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] bouroensis
 
;[[:category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] bouroensis
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'''Includes: Tanimbar Oriole'''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Indonesia]].
 
[[Indonesia]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
It has been split into 2 species:
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Two subspecies are recognized:
* ''Oriolus bouroensis''
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* ''O. b. bouroensis'' from Buru Island
* ''Oriolus decipiens''
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* ''O. b. decipiens'' from Tanimbar Island
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''Decipiens'' is sometimes split as '''Tanimbar Oriole'''.
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==

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Alternative name: Buru Oriole

Oriolus bouroensis

Includes: Tanimbar Oriole

Identification

Distribution

Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • O. b. bouroensis from Buru Island
  • O. b. decipiens from Tanimbar Island

Decipiens is sometimes split as Tanimbar Oriole.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests, and moist montanes.

Behaviour

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