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Location: Goa, India

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Female
National Park, Sabiya, Kuwait

Oriolus oriolus

[edit] Identification

24cm

• Dark grey legs
• Red eye
• Fairly thick pinkish bill
  

Male
Bright yellow with black wings and tail.
Female and Juvenile are yellowy-green, with paler underparts; wings and tail are darker.

[edit] Similar Species

The female and juvenile can be confused with Green Woodpecker with poor flight views. However the woodpecker's flight is markedly undulating.

[edit] Distribution

Europe and western Asia.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies recognized:

• O. o. oriolus
• O. o. kundoo

[edit] Habitat

Always near or in trees, particularly holm oak. Well-timbered parks, gardens and orchards and trees beside lakes and rivers.

[edit] Behaviour

The nest is built in a fork in a tree; 3-6 eggs are laid.

The diet includes insects and fruit.

[edit] Vocalisation

[edit] References

1. Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
2. Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
3. Wikipedia

[edit] External Links