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Black-naped Oriole

Oriolus chinensisLinnaeus, C, 1766

English (US) Black-naped Oriole

The Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 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 chinensis
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Black-naped Oriole
Described by
Linnaeus, C, 1766

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 20 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

Described by
Linnaeus, C, 1766
Type locality
China in error = Manila; see Meinertzhagen, Ibis, 1923, p. 72; Stresemann, 1952, Ibis, 94, p. 508.
Original description
Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.160

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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