Dark Throated Oriole

Oriolus xanthonotus

Description

Oriolus xanthonotus has a body size of 18 cm in black and yellow. The male bird has black head and neck, whitish chest with black dots. The flight feathers are black and the rest are bright yellow. In female and juvenile birds, the upper body is greenish, the tungging is yellow, the underside is white with thick black stripes. Red irises, pink beak and black legs.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

3,7 years

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

18 cm

Om

Omnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Oriolidae

GENUS

:

Oriolus

SPECIES

:

Oriolus xanthonotus

Distribution

Oriolus xanthonotus can be found in lowland forests, hills, and swamp forests. Spread to an altitude of 1000 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java Islands).

Habits and Lifestyle

These birds are sometimes found living alone, in pairs, or in groups.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

Climate Zone

Tropical and subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Oriolus xanthonotus is an omnivorous bird with a diet of fruit, berries, arthropods, and nectar.

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

This decline in bird populations is likely to be due to continued habitat loss across the species range, largely due to logging and land clearing for agriculture.

Population number​

The population is dwindling but is still at low risk of extinction.

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