Olive-brown Oriole (Oriolus melanotis)

Other Names (World)
Timor Oriole, Olive-brown Oriole, Sunda Oriole, Dark Oriole

Family
Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bonaparte, 1850

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. Also, subtropical and tropical mangroves, dry forest, arable land, dry savanna, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Timor-Leste (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Timor Oriole (Oriolus melanotis) [XC292322]
by Colin Trainor from Roti Island, Indonesia (song)

Timor Oriole (Oriolus melanotis) [XC351671]
by id from Fatumnasi Forest, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Brown Oriole (Oriolus szalayi), Dusky-brown Oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus), Grey-collared Oriole (Oriolus forsteni), Black-eared Oriole (Oriolus bouroensis) and Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

finschi Hartert, 1904 - Wetar I and Atauro I, in Lesser Sundas. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Wetar Oriole (Oriolus finschi).
melanotis Bonaparte, 1850 - Timor, Roti and Semau, in Lesser Sundas.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Olive-brown Oriole (Oriolus melanotis) - 6 files

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