Oriolus

Orioles
Black-naped oriole, O. chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes
Infraclass: Neognathae
Superorder: Neoaves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Superfamily: Corvoidea
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Linnaeus, 1766
Diversity
29 species
Indian Golden oriole Oriolus kundoo in Hyderabad, India
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Orioles are colourful Old World passerine birds in the genus Oriolus, the namesake of the corvoidean family Oriolidae. They are not related to the New World orioles, which are icterids (family Icteridae) and, belong to the superfamily Passeroidea.

The orioles are a mainly tropical group, although one species (Eurasian golden oriole, O. oriolus) breeds in temperate regions.

Species in taxonomic order

The phylogenetic relationships of the genus Oriolus have been well established.[1]

Clade I

Clade II

Clade III

Clade IV

Clade V

Clade VI

Isolated species

Footnotes

  1. Knud A. Jønsson, Rauri C. K. Bowie, Robert G. Moyle, Martin Irestedt, Les Christidis, Janette A. Norman, Jon Fjeldså (2010) Phylogeny and biogeography of Oriolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) Ecography 33(2): 232–241 doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06167.x

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