Other Names (World)
Green Oriole, Yellow-bellied Oriole, Yellow Oriole, Australian Yellow Oriole, Bull-voiced Oriole, Crescent-marked Oriole, Green Mulberry
Habits
Usually singly or in twos, but sometimes in small flocks when foraging. Often seen associating with Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti), Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) and Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus).
Food
Mainly fruit, also insects.
Voice
A loud, bubbling call of three or four notes. A 'yok-yok-yol'. Also a clear, 'pee-kweek'. A harsh 'scarab' is uttered in aggression. Also soft warblings.
Green Oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus) [XC154549]
by Fernand Deroussen from Daintree, Queensland, Australia (song)
Green Oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus) [XC674453]
by James Lambert from Moth Block (Casuarina Coastal Reserve Land Care Group) (near Tiwi), Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia (call)
Nest
Cup-shaped, compact, composed of strips of soft bark and vine-tendrils, lined with twigs and rootlets, usually placed in the outer branches of a tall tree, up to 20 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 2 - 3
Color: light cream to pale brown, variably blotched with dark brown and grey
Dimensions: 34 x 23 mm (oblong-oval)
Incubation: mainly by female
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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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