Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
S?o Tom? Oriole, Sao Thome Oriole, Sao Tom? Oriole, Sao Tome Oriole
Common Names in French:
Loriot de S?o Tom?
Common Names in German:
Sao-Tomé-Pirol
Common Names in Japanese:
サントメコウライウグイス
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
It is most abundant in primary forest
(up to 1,600 m
), but also occurs
in undisturbed secondary forest
. It occurs occasionally in dry forest
in the north but is generally absent from cocoa plantations1,2.
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 2 Savanna
- 2.1 Savanna - Dry
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.3 Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
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
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. London: The Club, 1893- url p. 26.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 132.
- Geographical distribution of animals: with a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the earth's surface. London, Macmillan, 1876. url p. 266.
- 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. 21.
- The geographical distribution of animals: with a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the earth's surface / by Alfred Russel Wallace; in two volumes; with maps and illustrations. New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1876. url p. 266.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2008. Oriolus crassirostris. 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.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4128
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-561696
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13536119
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 561696
- IUCN ID: 228697
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7655
Footnotes
- BirdLife International 2008. Oriolus crassirostris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
