The green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus), or montane oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in eastern Africa.
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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. chlorocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus chlorocephalus Shelley, 1896
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Taxonomy and systematics
editSubspecies
editThree subspecies are recognized:[2]
Distribution and habitat
editIts natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, dry lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Behaviour and ecology
editThey feed on fruit, seeds, nectar and insects or insect larvae.[3]
Gallery
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O. c. speculifer is endemic to Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique -
O. c. amani specimen at Nairobi National Museum
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus chlorocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706400A94067911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706400A94067911.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 7.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1.
- ^ Walther, B.; Jones, P. (2016). "Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
External links
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Media related to Oriolus chlorocephalus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Oriolus chlorocephalus at Wikispecies
