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

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

play
pause

Habitat

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)