Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)

Other Names (World)
Black-hooded Oriole, Asian Black-headed Oriole, Oriental Black-headed Oriole, Indian Black-headed Oriole, Ceylon Black-headed Oriole (ceylonensis)

Family
Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)

Size
22 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

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 (113)...)

Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) [XC595421]
by Mandar Bhagat from Dambulla, Matale, Central Province, Sri Lanka (song)

Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) [XC607192]
by Greg Irving from Entrance Road, Huay Kha Khaeng WS, Uthaithani, Thailand (call)

Subspecies
A member of the "Asian black-headed group", which also includes Black Oriole (Oriolus hosii), Javan Oriole (Oriolus cruentus), Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii) and Silver Oriole (Oriolus mellianus). Nomenclature of subspecies in Indian Subcontinent uncertain because of uncertainty over precise location of type locality. Subspecies reubeni formerly referred to by name andamanensis, but latter name invalid, as preoccupied. Perhaps better merged with ceylonensis.

Proposed subspecies thaiacous (described from Koh-Lak, in south-western Thailand) synonymized with nominate.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Northern India (Himalayan foothills) and southern Nepal east to Myanmar and southern China (southern Yunnan), south to northern and southern Thailand, northern Peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi I only) and Indochina (except northern Vietnam).
maderaspatanus Franklin, 1831 - Ganges plain and peninsular India.
ceylonensis Bonaparte, 1850 - Sri Lanka.
reubeni Abdulali, 1977 - Andaman Is.
tanakae Kuroda, Nagamichi, 1925 - North-eastern Borneo (south-eastern Sabah and adjoining Kalimantan) and adjacent islands.

References
See References.

Files:

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