Silver 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. mellianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus mellianus Stresemann, 1922
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The silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus) is a species of bird in the family
Oriolidae
. It breeds in southern China and winters in mainland Southeast Asia.
Its natural habitats are
habitat loss
.
Taxonomy and systematics
The silver oriole was originally described as a subspecies of the maroon oriole. Along with the black, black-and-crimson and maroon orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles.[2] Alternate names for the silver oriole include Mell's maroon oriole, Mell's oriole, Stresemann's maroon oriole and Stresemann's oriole.
References
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