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Black-headed oriole
Song recorded in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Oriolidae
Genus:
Oriolus
Species:
O. larvatus
Binomial name
Oriolus larvatus
(Lichtenstein, 1823)

The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is an African passerine. It has a very striking appearance with a bright yellow body, contrasting black head and flesh-coloured beak.

It breeds in much of sub-Saharan Africa from South Sudan and Ethiopia in the north to South Africa in the south.

It inhabits dry tropical forests, especially acacia and broad-leaved woodlands, and dense shrubland areas, where it is more often heard than seen despite the brightness of its plumage.

The voice is a liquid-sounding warble, accompanied by imitations and whistles.

It forages in the canopy, feeding on small fruit as well as large insects. The young are fed mostly with caterpillars.

  • A pair in courtship ritual, riparian zone of central Waterberg, South Africa
    A pair in courtship ritual, riparian zone of central Waterberg, South Africa
  • Tail-fanning is one element of oriole courtship[2]
    Tail-fanning is one element of oriole courtship[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ "HBW 13 - Family text: Oriolidae (Orioles and Figbirds)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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