Western oriole
| Western oriole | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. brachyrynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus brachyrynchus (Swainson, 1837) | |
The western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus), also known as the western black-headed oriole, is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family that is native to Africa.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savannah.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Oriolus brachyrynchus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.