Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus)

Family
Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
Shelley, 1896

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest.

Range (Guide)

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania [United Republic of].

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus) [XC365852]
by Louis A. Hansen from Comforzi Tea Estate nr Thyolo, Southern Region, Malawi (song)

Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus) [XC447152]
by Louis A. Hansen from Vikongwa camp and general area, Ndundulu, Udzungwa Mts, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
Despite being green-headed, this species is considered to be part of the "African black-headed group" along with Sao Tome Oriole (Oriolus crassirostris), Western Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus), Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus monacha), Mountain Oriole (Oriolus percivali), African Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus larvatus) and Black-winged Oriole (Oriolus nigripennis).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

amani Benson, 1946 - Patchily in south-eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania.
chlorocephalus Shelley, 1896 - Southern Malawi and central Mozambique (Mt Chipperone).
speculifer Clancey, 1969 - South-central Mozambique (Mt Gorongosa).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus) - 10 files

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