• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.

Difference between revisions of "Black-hooded Oriole" - BirdForum Opus

(Text spread to allow for extra picture. Reference updated)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:18531853blackhoodedoriolenet1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Sumit|Sumit}}<br />Kolkata, [[India]]]]
+
[[Image:18531853blackhoodedoriolenet1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male, subspecies ''xanthornus''<br />Photo by {{user|Sumit|Sumit}}<br />Kolkata, [[India]]]]
 
;[[:Category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] xanthornus
 
;[[:Category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] xanthornus
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
'''Male''' - mostly yellow with black hood, wings and tail centre.<br />
+
'''Male'''
'''Female''' - duller, underparts greenish, black hood. <br />
+
*Mostly yellow with black hood, wings and tail centre.<br />
'''Young birds''' similar to the female. However, they have dark streaking on the underparts, hood is not solid black, particularly on the throat.
+
'''Female'''
 +
*Duller, underparts greenish, black hood. <br />
 +
[[Image:Oriole2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Male, subspecies ''maderaspatanus''<br />Photo by {{user|charlirox099|Chamith Chandrasekara}}<br />Matale,[[Sri Lanka]]]]
 +
'''Young birds'''
 +
*Similar to the female. However, they have dark streaking on the underparts, hood is not solid black, particularly on the throat.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Southern [[Asia]] from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] east to [[Indonesia]].
 
Southern [[Asia]] from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] east to [[Indonesia]].
[[Image:Oriole2.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|charlirox099|Chamith Chandrasekara}}<br />Matale,[[Sri Lanka]]]]
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
+
====Subspecies====
There are 5 subspecies.
+
There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
* ''O. x. xanthornus'' in N [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indochina]] and [[Sumatra]]
+
* ''O. x. xanthornus'' :
* ''O. x. maderaspatanus'' in southern peninsular [[India]]
+
:*Northern [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indochina]] and [[Sumatra]]
* ''O. x. andamanensis'' on the [[Andaman Islands]]
+
* ''O. x. maderaspatanus'':
* ''O. x. ceylonensis'' in [[Sri Lanka]]
+
:*Southern peninsular [[India]]
* ''O. x. tanakae'' in coastal north-eastern [[Borneo]] and adjacent offshore islands
+
* ''O. x. andamanensis'':
 +
:*On the [[Andaman Islands]]
 +
* ''O. x. ceylonensis'':
 +
:*[[Sri Lanka]]
 +
* ''O. x. tanakae'':
 +
:*In coastal north-eastern [[Borneo]] and adjacent offshore islands
 +
[[Image:DPP 213.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile, subspecies ''xanthornus''<br />Photo by {{user|biresh|biresh}}<br />Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, [[India]], October 2011 ]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Light open forest, plantations, groves, gardens and public parks.
 
Light open forest, plantations, groves, gardens and public parks.
Line 25: Line 34:
 
It nests in trees the clutch consists of 2 eggs.
 
It nests in trees the clutch consists of 2 eggs.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia
+
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia
 
#BF Member observations
 
#BF Member observations
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}

Revision as of 18:44, 11 November 2011

Male, subspecies xanthornus
Photo by Sumit
Kolkata, India
Oriolus xanthornus

Identification

Male

  • Mostly yellow with black hood, wings and tail centre.

Female

  • Duller, underparts greenish, black hood.
Male, subspecies maderaspatanus
Photo by Chamith Chandrasekara
Matale,Sri Lanka

Young birds

  • Similar to the female. However, they have dark streaking on the underparts, hood is not solid black, particularly on the throat.

Distribution

Southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies[1]:

  • O. x. xanthornus :
  • O. x. maderaspatanus:
  • Southern peninsular India
  • O. x. andamanensis:
  • O. x. ceylonensis:
  • O. x. tanakae:
  • In coastal north-eastern Borneo and adjacent offshore islands
Juvenile, subspecies xanthornus
Photo by biresh
Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India, October 2011

Habitat

Light open forest, plantations, groves, gardens and public parks.

Behaviour

Usually seen high in the canopy.

Diet

The diet includes insects and fruit, especially figs.

Breeding

It nests in trees the clutch consists of 2 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Wikipedia
  3. BF Member observations

Recommended Citation

External Links

Back
Top