Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareSeedsForestCup nestSmall · 20 g

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by William Stephens · cc-by

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 2 — Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 3 — Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Chris Quirin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Chris Quirin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Chris Quirin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Oriole Finch

The oriole finch is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is found in Africa and is native to Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. It lives in subtropical or tropical moist evergreen montane forests.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Nigeria Tanzania Equatorial Guinea Cameroon Kenya Uganda Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa Malawi

When to see it

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Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Vietnamese GreenfinchChloris monguillotiThe Vietnamese greenfinch is 13.5 to 14 cm (5.3 to 5.5 in) in length and weighs between 15 and 16 g (0.53 and 0.56 oz).

Black-capped SiskinSpinus atricepsThe black-capped siskin is 11 to 13 cm (4.3 to 5.1 in) long.

Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsThe Ethiopian siskin or Abyssinian siskin is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

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