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;[[:Category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] chlorocephalus | ;[[:Category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] chlorocephalus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 21·5–24 cm | ||
| + | *Olive-green head, neck and breast | ||
| + | *Yellow underparts continuous with hind collar | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | East and Southern [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''O. c. amani'': | ||
| + | :* Extreme south-eastern [[Kenya]] and north-eastern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *''O. c. chlorocephalus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Malawi]] and [[Mozambique]] (Mount Chiperone) | ||
| + | *''O. c. speculifer '': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Mozambique]] (Mount Gorongoza) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Coastal and hill forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of fruit and large seeds. They supplement this with insects abd karva. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oriolus+chlorocephalus}} | {{GSearch|Oriolus+chlorocephalus}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 28 February 2020
- Oriolus chlorocephalus
Identification
21·5–24 cm
- Olive-green head, neck and breast
- Yellow underparts continuous with hind collar
Distribution
East and Southern Africa:
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- O. c. amani:
- O. c. chlorocephalus:
- Malawi and Mozambique (Mount Chiperone)
- O. c. speculifer :
- Southern Mozambique (Mount Gorongoza)
Habitat
Coastal and hill forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruit and large seeds. They supplement this with insects abd karva.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-headed Oriole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-headed_Oriole
