Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus - Loriot masqué

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Oriolidés

  • Genus
    :

    Oriolus

  • Species
    :

    larvatus

Descriptor

Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 22 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 59 à 72 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Loriot masqué
adult
Loriot masqué
adult

Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Oriolus larvatus larvatus (s Zimbabwe to inland s Mozambique and e South Africa)
  • Oriolus larvatus rolleti (s Sudan and s Ethiopia to e DRCongo and c Kenya)
  • Oriolus larvatus reichenowi (Somalia to e Tanzania)
  • Oriolus larvatus angolensis (Angola and Namibia to w Tanzania and n Mozambique)
  • Oriolus larvatus tibicen (coastal s Tanzania to coastal s Mozambique)

Foreign names

  • Loriot masqué,
  • Oropéndola enmascarada,
  • papa-figos-de-cabeça-preta-oriental,
  • Maskenpirol,
  • feketefejű sárgarigó,
  • Maskerwielewaal,
  • Oriolo testanera,
  • svarthuvad gylling,
  • Savannepirol,
  • vlha čiernohlavá,
  • žluva škrabošková,
  • Østafrikansk Hættepirol,
  • akasiakuhankeittäjä,
  • Swartkopwielewaal,
  • oriol capnegre oriental,
  • wilga czarnogłowa,
  • Масковая иволга,
  • アフリカズキンコウライウグイス,
  • 东非黑头黄鹂,
  • 東非黑頭黃鸝,

Voice song and cries

Loriot masqué
immature

Habitat

Loriot masqué
juvenile

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 18-03-2016
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