African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus)

Other Names (World)
African Golden Oriole, African Golden-Oriole, African Oriole

Family
Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vieillot, 1817

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,850 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Mauritania.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) [XC719340]
by Peter Boesman from Mole National Park, Ghana (song)

African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) [XC425401]
by Joost van Bruggen from Tendaba, Kiang Central, Lower River, Gambia (call, song)

Subspecies
Closely related to Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) and Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo), with which it forms a superspecies, perhaps including also Slender-billed Oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris) and Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) as members.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

auratus Vieillot, 1817 - Breeds in northern African tropics in broadleaf savanna woodland from Senegambia east to Sudan and western Ethiopia, and in southern Somalia; seasonal movements northern and south of breeding range include northern Uganda and western Kenya.
notatus Peters, W, 1868 - Breeds southern African tropics in broadleaf savanna woodland from Angola east to central Mozambique; seasonal movements northern and south of breeding range include eastern Africa and coastal islands.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) - 10 files

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