• 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.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Difference between revisions of "Indian Golden Oriole" - BirdForum Opus

(Image showing complete plumage detail)
m (Text replacement - "''\[\[Media:[^\|]+\|Listen in an external program\]\]''" to "")
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 30: Line 30:
 
The diet includes insects and fruit.
 
The diet includes insects and fruit.
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
<flashmp3>Oriolus oriolus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
+
{{ Audio|Oriolus oriolus (song).mp3 }}
''[[Media:Oriolus oriolus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
+
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-RasmussenAnderton05}}
 
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-RasmussenAnderton05}}
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Oriolus_kundoo}}  
+
{{GSearch|Oriolus+kundoo}}  
 
<br />
 
<br />
 
{{Video|Indian_Golden_Oriole}}
 
{{Video|Indian_Golden_Oriole}}

Revision as of 14:12, 5 April 2021

Male
Photo © by Scottishdude
Goa, India, 14 March 2009
Oriolus kundoo

Identification

24–25 cm (9½-9¾ in)

  • Bright yellow with black wings and tail
  • Black eyeline extending well behind eye
  • Dark grey legs
  • Red eye
  • Fairly thick pinkish bill

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

Similar species

Very like Eurasian Golden Oriole but male with black eyeline extending well behind eye, larger yellow carpal patch and large yellow tips to tertials and edges to secondaries. Females have sharper crisp streaks below.

Distribution

Female
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park , Bharatpur, India, 4 July 2016

Western Siberia to Indian subcontinent.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly regarded conspecific with Eurasian Golden Oriole.

Habitat

Open secondary deciduous and evergreen forest, wooded gardens, orchards and groves.

Behaviour

Usually seen singly or in pairs.

Breeding

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

Diet

Plumage detail, male
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. 18 February 2018

The diet includes insects and fruit.

Vocalisation

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672

Recommended Citation

External Links


Back
Top