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Silver oriole

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Silver oriole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Species:
O. mellianus
Binomial name
Oriolus mellianus
Synonyms
  • Oriolus traillii mellianus

The silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It breeds in southern China and winters in mainland Southeast Asia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest where it is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

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The silver oriole was originally described as a subspecies of the maroon oriole. Along with the black, black-and-crimson and maroon orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles.[2] Alternate names for the silver oriole include Mell's maroon oriole, Mell's oriole, Stresemann's maroon oriole and Stresemann's oriole.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus mellianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706449A94070575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706449A94070575.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Jønsson, KA; Rauri C. K. Bowie; Robert G. Moyle; Martin Irestedt; Les Christidis; Janette A. Norman & Jon Fjeldsa (2010). "Phylogeny and biogeography of Oriolidae (Aves: Passeriformes)" (PDF). Ecography. 33 (2): 232–241. Bibcode:2010Ecogr..33..232J. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06167.x.