African Golden Oriole
Oriolus auratusVieillot, LJP, 1817
English (US) African Golden Oriole
The African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Oriolidae (Old World Orioles) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Oriolus auratus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Golden Oriole
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Oriolus auratus auratus
- Oriolus auratus notatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
- Type locality
- 'Africa', restricted to Gold Coast by Meinertzhagen (Ibis, 1923, p. 61).
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 18 p.194
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Indian Golden Oriole
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Black-naped Oriole
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