Western oriole

Western oriole
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Oriolidae
Genus:	Oriolus
Species:	O. brachyrynchus
Binomial name
	Oriolus brachyrynchus; Swainson, 1837
Synonyms
	Oriolus brachyrhynchus;

The western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus), or western black-headed oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae that is native to Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the western oriole include the black-headed oriole and greenish-backed oriole.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:^[2]

West African black-headed oriole (O. b. brachyrynchus) - Swainson, 1837: Found from Guinea-Bissau to Togo and Benin
Cameroon black-headed oriole (O. b. laetior) - Sharpe, 1897: Found from Nigeria to western Kenya, south-central Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Angola

Distribution and habitat

The western oriole is found in western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savannah.

References

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^ "IOC World Bird List 7.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1.

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[2] "IOC World Bird List 7.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1.

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