Black Oriole

Oriolus hosii

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicFruitForestMedium · 71 g

When to see the Black Oriole

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black Oriole

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Black Oriole

The black oriole is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo. One of the least known of the orioles, its distribution range is restricted to Sarawak in Borneo. Along with the black-and-crimson, maroon, and silver orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles. The binomial name is after Charles Hose who collected the first specimen of the species on Mount Dulit.

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