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[[Image:18531853blackhoodedoriolenet1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male, subspecies ''xanthornus''<br />Photo by {{user|Sumit|Sumit}}<br />Kolkata, [[India]]]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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'''Male''' - predominantly yellow, solid black hood, wings and tail centre.
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23–25 cm (9-9¾ in)<br />
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'''Male'''
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'''Female''' - drabber, greenish underparts, black hood.  
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*Mostly yellow with black hood, wings and tail centre.<br />
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'''Female'''
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*Duller, underparts greenish, black hood. <br />
  
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Young birds are like the female, dark streaking on underparts, hood is not solidly black, especially on the throat.
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'''Young birds'''
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*Similar to the female. However, they have dark streaking on the underparts, hood is not solid black, particularly on the throat.
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[[Image:black-hooded_oriole_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''O. x. maderaspatanus''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, [[India]], March-2009]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Southern [[Asia]] from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] east to [[Indonesia]].
 
Southern [[Asia]] from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] east to [[Indonesia]].
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:DPP 213.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile, subspecies ''xanthornus''<br />Photo by {{user|biresh|biresh}}<br />Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, [[India]], October 2011 ]]
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There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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* ''O. x. xanthornus'' :
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:*Northern [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indochina]] and [[Sumatra]]
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* ''O. x. maderaspatanus'':
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:*Southern peninsular [[India]]
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* ''O. x. andamanensis'':
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:*On the [[Andaman Islands]]
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* ''O. x. ceylonensis'':
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:*[[Sri Lanka]]
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* ''O. x. tanakae'':
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:*In coastal north-eastern [[Borneo]] and adjacent offshore islands
  
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==Taxonomy==
 
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There are 5 subspecies.
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Open woodland tree canopy and cultivation.  
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Light open forest, plantations, groves, gardens and public parks.
 
==Behaviour==
 
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The diet includes insects and fruit, especially figs.
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Usually seen high in the canopy.
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====Diet====
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It nests in trees and 2 eggs are laid.
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The diet mostly of berries and fruit, especially figs, in addition to some nectar.
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====Breeding====
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It nests in trees the clutch consists of 2 eggs. There may be more than one brood each year.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Wikipedia
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#BF Member observations
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{{ref}}
 
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oriolus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oriolus]]

Latest revision as of 11:06, 16 October 2023

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

Identification

23–25 cm (9-9¾ in)
Male

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

Female

  • Duller, underparts greenish, black hood.

Young birds

  • Similar to the female. However, they have dark streaking on the underparts, hood is not solid black, particularly on the throat.
Subspecies O. x. maderaspatanus
Photo by Alok Tewari
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, March-2009

Distribution

Southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Juvenile, subspecies xanthornus
Photo by biresh
Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India, October 2011

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

Habitat

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

Behaviour

Usually seen high in the canopy.

Diet

The diet mostly of berries and fruit, especially figs, in addition to some nectar.

Breeding

It nests in trees the clutch consists of 2 eggs. There may be more than one brood each year.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia
  3. BF Member observations

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