Orioles (Oriolidae)
Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) - HBW 13, p. 717
French:
Loriot sagittal
German: Streifenpirol
Spanish: Oropéndola Estriada
Other common names: Australian/Green-backed/Northern/White-bellied
Oriole, Green Oriole(!), Cedar Bird, Green Thrush
Taxonomy: Coracias
sagittata Latham, 1801, “Nova Wallia Australi” =
Sydney, Australia.
Forms
a superspecies with O. szalayi, O. phaeochromus, O.
forsteni, O. bouroensis and O. melanotis, all of
which, together with more distantly related O. flavocinctus,
were formerly placed in the alternative genus Mimeta on basis
of skull characteristics. Races probably intergrade, but more study
needed. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- magnirostris van Oort, 1910 - SC New Guinea.
- affinis Gould, 1848 - NW and NC Australia (E to S Gulf of Carpentaria).
- grisescens Schodde & Mason, 1999 - NE Australia (Cape York, in N Queensland).
- sagittatus (Latham, 1801) - NE Australia (except Cape York) S to Victoria and SE South Australia; many migrate N in winter.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a branch, looking around and flying away. Locality Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia (ssp sagittatus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2009 2 years ago 24 sec 4.4 -
A bird perching in a tree and preening. Locality New Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (ssp sagittatus)
Nick Talbot 22 December 2005 2 years ago 26 sec 4.3 -
A male perched in a tree, preening and calling. Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp sagittatus)
Nick Talbot 26 December 2008 4 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
A bird perching on a tree and eating a beetle. Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp sagittatus)
Nick Talbot 26 August 2005 3 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched on a branch, seen from below and flying away. Locality Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia (ssp sagittatus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2009 2 years ago 20 sec 3.6 -
An adult on a branch and flying away, and an adult in the nest Locality Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp palliceps)
Tom Tarrant 30 November 1995 8 years ago 16 sec 3.6
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An immature bird perching on a branch.
Locality Seal Rocks, New South Wales, Australia (ssp sagittatus)
Nick Talbot 27 December 2012 11 weeks ago 4 -
An immature bird feeding in a fruit tree.
Locality Seal Rocks, New South Wales, Australia (ssp sagittatus)
Nick Talbot 28 December 2012 23 weeks ago 4 -
adult bird in mangroves
Locality Wynnum, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 October 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
A male bird perched on a branch
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Roger Williams 30 December 2012 22 weeks ago 3.8 -
Olive-backed oriole
Locality Kambah, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 30 September 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Composite photo, adult (on left) with sub-adult
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Geoffrey Dabb 2 November 2009 1 year ago 3.8
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Olive-backed Oriole calling the morning (Torresian crows are calling the background) Locality Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Anita Goldinger 4 December 2012 28 weeks ago 4 -
A bird calling from a tree. Locality Letitia Sandspit, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp palliceps)
Nick Talbot 22 August 2012 41 weeks ago 4 -
A bird singing. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
(ssp sagittatus)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Olive-backed Oriole calling the morning (Torresian crows are calling the background) Locality Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Anita Goldinger 4 December 2012 28 weeks ago 0 -
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A bird calling Locality Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Anita Goldinger 9 September 2012 40 weeks ago 0
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