Green-headed oriole
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. chlorocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus chlorocephalus Shelley, 1896
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The green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus), or montane oriole, is a species of
Oriolidae
. It is found in eastern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- O. c. amani - Benson, 1946: Found in south-eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania
- O. c. chlorocephalus - Shelley, 1896: Found in Malawi and central Mozambique
- O. c. speculifer - Clancey, 1969: Found in southern Mozambique
Distribution and habitat
Its natural
montane forests
.
Behaviour and ecology
They feed on fruit, seeds, nectar and insects or insect larvae.[3]
Gallery
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O. c. speculifer is endemic to Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique -
O. c. amani specimen atNairobi National Museum
References
- . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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- ^ Walther, B.; Jones, P. (2016). "Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
External links
Media related to Oriolus chlorocephalus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Oriolus chlorocephalus at Wikispecies
