Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole

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Alternative names: Ethiopian Oriole; Abyssinian Black-headed Oriole; Dark-headed Oriole

Photo by volker sthamer
Menagesha Forest Africa, March, 2009

Oriolus monacha

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.

References

1. 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/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ethiopian_Black-headed_Oriole

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