Orioles (Oriolidae)

Sao Tome Oriole (Oriolus crassirostris) - HBW 13, p. 727

French: Loriot de Sao Tomé German: Sao-Tomé-Pirol Spanish: Oropéndola de Santo Tomé

Taxonomy: Oriolus crassirostris Hartlaub, 1857, São Tomé.
A member of the “African black-headed group”, which also includes O. chlorocephalus, O. brachyrhynchus, O. monacha, O. percivali, O. larvatus and O. nigripennis. Monotypic.

Distribution: São Tomé I, in Gulf of Guinea.