Western oriole
| Western oriole | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. brachyrynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus brachyrynchus Swainson, 1837 | |
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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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus brachyrynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 7.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1.
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