- 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. (2025) Green-headed Oriole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-headed_Oriole
