Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 30 g

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 1 — Photo: Lizars and published in Swainson · Public domain

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 2 — Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 3 — Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 4 — Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 5 — Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 6 — Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 7 — Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Wolfgang Ahlmer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Oriole Warbler

The oriole warbler is a large warbler in the family Cisticolidae, and the only member of the genus Hypergerus. This bird is a resident breeder in west Africa from southern Senegal to Cameroon.

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Where the Oriole Warbler lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Nigeria Gambia Ghana Benin Senegal Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Togo Sierra Leone Guinea Liberia Côte d’Ivoire Burkina Faso

Recorded as a rare visitor in Niger, Mali.

When to see the Oriole Warbler

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

Easily confused with

Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensAt 9–10 cm this is a small, streak-backed cisticola with short or medium tail, which may get longer in the breeding season.

Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisThe whistling cisticola is a mid-sized bird that has a body length of 13–16 cm with a male weight of 14-21 grams, and female weight of 12-19 grams.

Grey-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianusThe gray-backed tailorbird is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.

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