Orioles (Oriolidae)

Black Oriole (Oriolus hosii) - HBW 13, p. 730

French: Loriot noir German: Mohrenpirol Spanish: Oropéndola Negra

Taxonomy: Oriolus hosii Sharpe, 1892, Mount Dulit, Sarawak, Borneo.
Closely related to O. cruentus, O. traillii and O. mellianus; all of these, together with O. xanthornus, form the “Asian black-headed group”. Species name sometimes misspelled “hosei”. Monotypic.

Distribution: Montane forests of NW Borneo.