Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black-hooded Oriole
The Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) 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 xanthornus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-hooded Oriole
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Oriolus xanthornus xanthornus
- Oriolus xanthornus maderaspatanus
- Oriolus xanthornus ceylonensis
- Oriolus xanthornus reubeni
- Oriolus xanthornus tanakae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coracias Xanthornus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'America' [= Bengal].
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.108
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sao Tome Oriole
Oriolus crassirostris
Western Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus
Ethiopian Oriole
Oriolus monacha
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
Black-winged Oriole
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