The mountain oriole (Oriolus percivali) is a bird species in the family Oriolidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests, Uganda and Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. percivali
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| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus percivali Ogilvie-Grant, 1903
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Taxonomy and systematics
editThe mountain oriole has been considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of the black-headed oriole or the black-winged oriole. Alternate names for the mountain oriole include the black-tailed oriole, montane oriole and Percival's oriole.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus percivali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706427A94069149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706427A94069149.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.