Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus monacha)

Other Names (World)
Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole, Dark-headed Oriole, Dark-headed Forest Oriole, Black-headed Forest Oriole, Abyssinian Oriole, Ethiopian Oriole

Family
Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)

Size
23 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Damp highland forests. From 1,000 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Eritrea, Ethiopia.

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
Typical oriole song, somewhat higher-pitched than other species.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Ethiopian Oriole (Oriolus monacha) [XC266322]
by Andrew Spencer from Wondo Genet, Ethiopia (song)

Ethiopian Oriole (Oriolus monacha) [XC300523]
by Oscar Campbell from Bishangari area, Lake Langano, Ethiopia (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to and perhaps forming a superspecies with Western Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus). The two belong to the "African black-headed group", which also includes Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus), Sao Tome Oriole (Oriolus crassirostris), Mountain Oriole (Oriolus percivali), Eastern Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus larvatus) and Black-winged Oriole (Oriolus nigripennis). The name permistus is considered to be a younger synonym of meneliki. Subspecies intergrade in central Ethiopia.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

monacha (Gmelin, 1789) - Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.
meneliki Blundell & Lovat, 1899 - Southern Ethiopia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus monacha) - 10 files

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