Green-headed oriole
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. chlorocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus chlorocephalus Shelley, 1896
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The green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus), or montane oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in eastern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics[edit]
Subspecies[edit]
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- O. c. amani - Benson, 1946: Found in south-eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania
- O. c. chlorocephalus - Shelley, 1896: Found in Malawi and central Mozambique
- O. c. speculifer - Clancey, 1969: Found in southern Mozambique
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, dry lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Behaviour and ecology[edit]
They feed on fruit, seeds, nectar and insects or insect larvae.[3]
Gallery[edit]
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O. c. speculifer is endemic to Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique -
O. c. amani specimen at Nairobi National Museum
References[edit]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus chlorocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706400A94067911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706400A94067911.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 7.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1.
- ^ Walther, B.; Jones, P. (2016). "Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
External links[edit]
Media related to Oriolus chlorocephalus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Oriolus chlorocephalus at Wikispecies
