Oriolus auratus

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• Description
• Taxonomy
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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,950 meters (0 to 6,398 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.5     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     1.6     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland   
  
•     2     Savanna   
  
•     2.1     Savanna - Dry   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Oriolus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 39 species and subspecies in this genus:

O. albiloris (White Lored Oriole) · O. auratus (African Golden Oriole) · O. auratus auratus (African Golden Oriole) · O. bouroensis (Black Eared Oriole) · O. brachyrhynchus (Western Black-Headed Oriole) · O. brachyrhynchus brachyrhynchus (Western Black-Headed Oriole) · O. chinensis (Black Naped Oriole) · O. chinensis chinensis (Black-Naped Oriole) · O. chlorocephalus (Green-Headed Oriole) · O. crassirostris (Sao Thome Oriole) · O. cruentus (Black and Crimson Oriole) · O. cruentus cruentus (Black and Crimson Oriole) · O. decipiens (Tanimbar Oriole) · O. flavocinctus (Australian Yellow Oriole) · O. flavocinctus flavocinctus (Australian Yellow Oriole) · O. forsteni (Grey-Collared Oriole) · (Black Oriole) · O. isabellae (Isabella Oriole) · O. larvatus (Eastern Black-Headed Oriole) · O. larvatus larvatus (African Black-Headed Oriole) · O. melanotis (Olive Brown Oriole) · O. melanotis melanotis (Olive-Brown Oriole) · O. mellianus (Stresemann's Maroon Oriole) · O. monacha (Abyssinian Black-Headed Oriole) · O. nigripennis (Black-Winged Oriole) · O. oriolus (European Golden Oriole) · O. percivali (Black-Tailed Oriole) · O. phaeochromus (Dusky Brown Oriole) · O. sagittatus (Olive-Backed Oriole) · O. sagittatus sagittatus (Olive-Backed Oriole) · O. steerii (Philippine Oriole) · O. szalayi (Brown Oriole) · O. tenuirostris (Slender-Billed Oriole) · O. traillii (Maroon Oriole) · O. traillii traillii (Maroon Oriole) · (Dark-Throated Oriole) · O. xanthonotus xanthonotus (Dark-Throated Oriole) · O. xanthornus (Asian Black-Headed Oriole) · O. xanthornus xanthornus (Asian Black-Headed Oriole)

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Further Reading

• A catalogue of the collection of birds formed by the late Hugh Edwin Strickland. Cambridge, Univ. Press, 1882. url p. 109.
• A history of British birds, London, Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc.]1883-85. url .
• A history of British birds, with coloured illustrations of their eggs. By Henry Seebohm. London, Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc.]1883-85. url p. 589.
• An ornithological index, arranged according to the synopsis avium of Mr. Vigors / by T. B. L. Baker. London: Printed by R. Taylor, 1835. url p. 45.
• Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc., South African Museum, etc.] url p. 307, p. 366.
• Austral avian record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna. London: Witherby. url p. 158.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 188, p. 222, p. 455, p. 482, p. 483, p. 497, p. 65.
• Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. London: The Club, 1893- url , , , p. 168, p. 97.
• Catalogue of African birds in the collection of R.B. Sharpe. London: Published by the Author, 1871. url p. 53.
• Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 195, p. 196.
• Catalogue of the genera and subgenera of birds contained in the British Museum. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1855. url p. 145.
• Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 127.
• Contributions to the knowledge of the East African ornithology. Birds collected by the Swedish Mount Elgon Expedition 1920. Lund, C. Blom, 1923. url p. 145, p. 8.
• Ibis. [London]Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press. url p. 183, p. 197, p. 201, p. 216, p. 217, p. 218, p. 219, p. 221, p. 303, p. 305, p. 427, p. 483, p. 507, p. 559, p. 575, p. 664, p. 712, p. 732, p. 783.
• Lord Lilford on birds: being a collection of informal and unpublished writings by the late president of the British Ornithologists' Union. With contributed papers upon falconry and otter hunting, his favourite sports. Edited by Aubyn Trevor-Battye and illustrated by Archibald Thorburn. London, Hutchinson, 1903. url p. 291.
• Notes on the birds of Damara Land and the adjacent countries of South-west Africa. London, J. van Voorst, 1872. url .
• Postilla. 1968 New Haven, Conn.: Peabody Museum of Natural History, [1950?]-c2004. url p. 29.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 449.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 11.
• Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965. url p. 1044, p. 2, p. 602, p. 602, p. 621, p. 621, p. 736, p. 750.
• Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1887. url .
• Sketches of South African bird-life. By Alwin Haagner. .. and Robert H. Ivy. .. Illustrated by the camera. London, R. H. Porter; [etc., etc.]1908. url p. 266.
• Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 71.
• The Ibis. [London]: Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press. url p. 305.
• The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region, by G.E. Shelley. .. London, Published for the author by R.H. Porter (18 Princes Street, Cavendish Square, W.), 1896-1912. url p. 5, p. 6.
• The birds of South Africa / by Edgar Leopold Layard. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1875-1884. url p. 412.
• The birds of South Africa, by Arthur C. Stark. .. London: R. H. Porter, 1900-1906. url p. 50.
• The naturalist's library. Conducted by Sir William Jardine. Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars; [etc., etc.]1833- url , p. 33.
• The odyssey of an animal collector / Introd. by G. M. Vevers. New York: Longmans, Green, 1954 [c1953] url p. 362.
• Travels in the interior of South Africa, comprising fifteen years' hunting and trading; with journeys across the continent from Natal to Walvis Bay, and visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls. By James Chapman. Illustrated with maps and numerous engravings. London: Bell & Daldy, 1868. url p. 430.
• Wissenschaftliche ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Africa-Expedition, 1907-1908: unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1910- url p. 316.
• Zambezia: a general description of the valley of the Zambezi River, from its delta to the River Aroangwa, with its history, agriculture, flora, fauna, and ethnography / London: J. Murray, 1910. url .

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2009. Oriolus auratus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 07, 2007:

• Avian Knowledge Network, Hawk Migration Association of North America - HawkCount
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
• Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4124
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-561691
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13536119
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 561691
• IUCN ID: 228692
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 139554

Footnotes

1. Mean = 705.750 meters (2,315.453 feet), Standard Deviation = 476.970 based on 159 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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