Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
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Black-hooded Oriole

Oriolus xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758)

≈24 cmLength56 gWeight

The male is mainly yellow with a black hood and black on the wings and center of the tail.

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Male head black
  2. Male body mainly yellow
  3. Male wings and center of tail black

Male, female and young

Female duller, with greenish underparts; juvenile resembles the female, with many dark streaks below and a head, especially the throat, that is not entirely black.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

Black-hooded Oriole has been recorded at 407 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kanha NP – Mukki ZoneIndia8,868 records
  2. Kerala Agricultural UniversityIndia2,531 records
  3. Rabindra SarovarIndia2,386 records
More places
  1. Thrissur Government Medical CollegeIndia2,382 records
  2. Wildlife Institute of IndiaIndia2,273 records
  3. Kanha NP – Kanha ZoneIndia1,931 records
  4. Kanha Tiger Reserve – Mukki GateIndia1,850 records
  5. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural HistoryIndia1,331 records
  6. Kanha Tiger ReserveIndia1,186 records
  7. Banjar River, ChaukitolaIndia1,140 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaSri LankaBangladeshThailandNepalCambodiaVietnamChina

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Black-hooded Oriole?

The Black-hooded Oriole is about ≈24 cm long and weighs around 56 g.

Where does the Black-hooded Oriole live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: northern India through Southeast Asia to Borneo. It is most often recorded in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

When is the best time to see the Black-hooded Oriole?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Black-hooded Oriole endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-hooded Oriole as Least Concern.

What does the Black-hooded Oriole eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Black-hooded Oriole in?

It belongs to the family Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios (Oriolidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈24 cm
Weight
56 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
134 mm
Tail
83 mm
Bill
30 mm
Tarsus
24 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: northern India through Southeast Asia to Borneo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Oriolus

Other birds in the genus Oriolus

Isabela OrioleIsabela OrioleOriolus isabellaeGrey-collared OrioleGrey-collared OrioleOriolus forsteniBlack-eared OrioleBlack-eared OrioleOriolus bouroensisDusky-brown OrioleDusky-brown OrioleOriolus phaeochromusOlive-backed OrioleOlive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatusTimor OrioleTimor OrioleOriolus melanotisWetar OrioleWetar OrioleOriolus finschiTanimbar OrioleTanimbar OrioleOriolus decipiensBrown OrioleBrown OrioleOriolus szalayiGreen OrioleGreen OrioleOriolus flavocinctusJavan OrioleJavan OrioleOriolus cruentusBlack-and-crimson OrioleBlack-and-crimson OrioleOriolus consanguineus
Black-hooded Oriole

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