- Oriolus nigripennis
Identification
19–21 cm (7½-8¼ in)
- Black head, neck and upper breast
- Golden-yellow hind-neck and upper mantle
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: South Sudan, Uganda
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies alleni is not recognised by all authorities[2].
Habitat
Mature secondary and gallery forests, forest edges and mangroves.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small fruits, particularly figs, and invertebrates for example beetles and winged insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-winged Oriole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-winged_Oriole
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
