Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii) [XC639814]
by Ding Li Yong from Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, China (call)
Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii) [XC628344]
by Jelle Scharringa from KM21 Ridge Trail, Doi Angkhang, Chiang Mai, Thailand (song)
Subspecies
Closely related to Black Oriole (Oriolus hosii), Javan Oriole (Oriolus cruentus) and, especially, Silver Oriole (Oriolus mellianus) and all, together with Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus), form the "Asian black-headed group".
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
traillii (Vigors, 1832) - Himalayas, Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan east to south-eastern Guizhou and western Guangxi), northern Thailand, northern Laos and northern Vietnam.
robinsoni Delacour, 1927 - Southern Laos and southern Vietnam.