Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyOriolidae (Old World Orioles)
GenusOriolus (Old World Orioles)
SpeciesOriolus larvatus (Black-headed Oriole)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Bale Mountains National Park

1 Verified sightings at Bale Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026

9,374 Verified sightings across all 46 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Black-headed Oriole

The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Africa and has a very striking appearance with a bright yellow body, contrasting black head and flesh-coloured beak.

Some authorities have considered the mountain oriole to be a subspecies of the black-headed oriole. Alternate names for the black-headed oriole include the African black-headed oriole, Eastern black-headed oriole and Eastern oriole.

Five subspecies are recognised: Oriolus larvatus rolleti – Salvadori, 1864: Originally described as a separate species. Found from southern Sudan and southern Ethiopia to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and central Kenya

Oriolus larvatus reichenowi – Zedlitz, 1916: Found from Somalia to eastern Tanzania Kenya black-headed oriole or tropical blackhead oriole (Oriolus larvatus angolensis) – Neumann, 1905: Found from Angola and Namibia to western Tanzania and northern Mozambique

Oriolus larvatus tibicen – Lawson, 1962: Found from coastal southern Tanzania to coastal southern Mozambique Southern black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus larvatus) – Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823: Found from southern... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Oriolus monacha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Turdus abyssinicus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Crithagra striolata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pinarochroa sordida

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Nectarinia tacazze

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Ploceus baglafecht

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Serinus nigriceps

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Parophasma galinieri

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Galerida theklae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cisticola lugubris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Phylloscopus umbrovirens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Zosterops poliogastrus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~60%
2	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~50%
3	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~40%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
7	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
8	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
9	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
10	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~30%
12	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~30%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
14	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
15	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~20%
16	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
17	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
18	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
19	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
20	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
21	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
22	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
23	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
24	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
25	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
26	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
28	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
30	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
31	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
36	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
38	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
39	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
40	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
41	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
42	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
43	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
44	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
45	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
46	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data

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Black-headed Oriole

About the Black-headed Oriole

Recent sightings of Black-headed Oriole in Bale Mountains National Park

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Dark-headed Oriole

Abyssinian Thrush

Streaky Seedeater

Moorland Chat

Tacazze Sunbird

Baglafecht Weaver

Abyssinian Siskin

Abyssinian Catbird

Thekla Lark

Ethiopian Cisticola

Brown Woodland-Warbler

Heuglin's White-eye

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found