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The male is striking in the typical oriole black and yellow plumage, although the plumage is predominantly yellow, with solid black only in the flight feathers and tail centre. There is a great deal of gold in the wings, which is a distinction from the Eurasian golden oriole, which winters in Africa. The female is a drabber green bird, distinguished from the European species by more contrasting wings and black around the eye. Orioles are shy, and even the male is remarkably difficult to see in the dappled yellow and green leaves of the canopy.
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When to see the African Golden Oriole
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the African Golden Oriole
The map shades 30 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Burundi, Gabon, South Sudan.
About the African Golden Oriole
The African golden oriole, or African oriole, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara desert.
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Easily confused with
Western OrioleOriolus brachyrynchusThe western oriole measures 21 centimetres (8.3 in) in length, and weighs 42 to 57 g (1.5 to 2.0 oz).
Dark-throated OrioleOriolus xanthonotusThe dark-throated oriole is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.
Mountain OrioleOriolus percivaliThe mountain oriole is a bird species in the family Oriolidae.
Side by side: African Golden Oriole vs Maroon Oriole
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