Orioles (Oriolidae)
Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus) - HBW 13, p. 727
French:
Loriot à tête verte
German: Grünkopfpirol
Spanish: Oropéndola Cabeciverde
Taxonomy: Oriolus
chlorocephalus Shelley, 1896, Mount Chiradzulu, south Malawi.
Despite
being green-headed, this species is considered to be part of the
“African black-headed group” along with O.
crassirostris, O. brachyrhynchus, O. monacha, O.
percivali, O. larvatus and O. nigripennis. Three
subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- amani Benson, 1946 - patchily in SE Kenya and E Tanzania.
- chlorocephalus Shelley, 1896 - S Malawi and C Mozambique (Mt Chipperone).
- speculifer Wolters & Clancey, 1969 - SC Mozambique (Mt Gorongosa).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult perched
Locality East Usambara, Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (ssp amani)
Nik Borrow 13 October 2012 26 weeks ago 4.2 -
adult perched
Locality East Usambara, Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (ssp amani)
Nik Borrow 21 November 2007 2 years ago 3.2
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