Oriolus
| Orioles | |
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| Black-naped oriole | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus Linnaeus, 1766 |
| Diversity | |
| 29 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
Taxonomy and systematics
The name "oriole" was first used in the 18th century and is an adaptation of the scientific Latin genus name, previously a species name for Eurasian golden oriole, which is derived from the Classical Latin "aureolus" meaning golden. Various forms of "oriole" have existed in Romance languages since the 12th and 13th centuries.[1]
Species
Twenty-nine species are recognized:[2]
- Brown oriole (Oriolus szalayi)
- Dusky-brown oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus)
- Grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni)
- Black-eared oriole (Oriolus bouroensis)
- Tanimbar oriole (Oriolus decipiens)
- Olive-brown oriole (Oriolus melanotis )
- Olive-backed oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
- Green oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus)
- Dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus)
- Philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii)
- White-lored oriole (Oriolus albiloris)
- Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae)
- Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
- Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
- African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus)
- Slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
- Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
- Green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus)
- São Tomé oriole (Oriolus crassirostris)
- Western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus)
- Ethiopian oriole ( Oriolus monacha)
- Mountain oriole (Oriolus percivali)
- Black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus)
- Black-winged oriole (Oriolus nigripennis)
- Black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
- Black oriole (Oriolus hosii)
- Black-and-crimson oriole (Oriolus cruentus)
- Maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii)
- Silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus)
Formerly, some authorities also considered the green figbird (as Oriolus viridis) a species within the genus Oriolus.[3]
Distribution and Habitat
The orioles are a mainly tropical group, although one species, the Eurasian golden oriole, breeds in temperate regions.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Oriole". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Orioles, drongos & fantails « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ↑ "Sphecotheres viridis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
External links
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- Orioles (Oriolidae) - videos, photos and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection