Dark-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.

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) [XC294909]
by Peter Boesman from Arsi, Oromia, Ethiopia (song)

Ethiopian Oriole (Oriolus monacha) [XC300520]
by Peter Boesman from Negash lodge, Ethiopia (call, song, song and call)

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), African 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 Dark-headed Oriole (Oriolus monacha) - 10 files

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