Orioles (Oriolidae)
Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) - HBW 13, p. 729
French: Loriot à capuchon noir
German: Schwarzkopfpirol
Spanish: Oropéndola Encapuchada
Other common names: (Asian/Oriental/Indian) Black-headed Oriole; Ceylon Black-headed Oriole (ceylonensis)
Taxonomy: Coracias Xanthornus Linnaeus, 1758, “America”; error = “Bengal”, north-east India.
A member of the “Asian black-headed group”, which also includes O. hosii, O. cruentus, O. traillii and O. mellianus. Nomenclature of races in Indian Subcontinent uncertain because of uncertainty over precise location of type locality. Race reubeni formerly referred to by name andamanensis, but latter name invalid, as preoccupied; perhaps better merged with ceylonensis. Proposed race thaiacous (described from Koh-Lak, in SW Thailand) synonymized with nominate. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758) - N India (Himalayan foothills) and S Nepal E to Myanmar and S China (S Yunnan), S to N & S Thailand, N Peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi I only) and Indochina (except N Vietnam).
- maderaspatanus Franklin, 1831 - Ganges plain and peninsular India.
- ceylonensis Bonaparte, 1850 - Sri Lanka.
- xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758) - N India (Himalayan foothills) and S Nepal E to Myanmar and S China (S Yunnan), S to N & S Thailand, N Peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi I only) and Indochina (except N Vietnam).
- maderaspatanus Franklin, 1831 - Ganges plain and peninsular India.
- ceylonensis Bonaparte, 1850 - Sri Lanka.
- reubeni Abdulali, 1977 - Andaman Is.
- tanakae Nagamichi Kuroda, 1925 - NE Borneo (SE Sabah and adjoining Kalimantan) and adjacent islands.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, changing of branch and jumping away at the end. Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (ssp ceylonensis)
Eldert Groenewoud 24 October 2008 4 years ago 26 sec 4 -
Two birds calling in a tree, later one preening itself. Locality Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 23 November 2010 2 years ago 45 sec 3.8 -
An adult perched on a branch Locality Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (ssp xanthornus)
Anna Motis 25 April 2003 9 years ago 28 sec 3.6 -
Male preening and perched (viewed from below) before flying away Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp xanthornus)
Greg Baker 1 March 2009 2 years ago 19 sec 3.6 -
An adult bird foraging in a tree, and flying away. Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (ssp ceylonensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 3.4 -
A male Locality Kumarakom, Kerala, India
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2008 4 years ago 19 sec 3.3 -
First a female (greenish), then a male (yellow) Locality Kumarakom, Kerala, India
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2008 4 years ago 25 sec 3.3 -
A bird in a tree, looking for food. Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (ssp ceylonensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 4 years ago 17 sec 3 -
A bird perched on a branch, calling and preening Locality Goa, India (ssp xanthornus)
Tom Tarrant 31 October 1997 7 years ago 24 sec 2.9 -
An adult perched on a high branch Locality Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India (ssp xanthornus)
Guus van Duin 3 January 2006 5 years ago 19 sec 2.7 -
A male moving in a tree and flying away. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp maderaspatanus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 29 sec 2.3
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