Black-hooded Oriole

Oriolus xanthornus

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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 xanthornus (Black-hooded Oriole)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Danum Valley Conservation Area

4 Verified sightings at Danum Valley Conservation Area From 2019 to 2026

23,924 Verified sightings across all 29 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Black-hooded Oriole

The black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. It is a bird of open woodland and cultivation. The nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. Its food is insects and fruit, especially figs, found in the tree canopies where they spend much of their time.

The black-hooded oriole was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Coracias xanthornus. Linnaeus was confused by the similar appearance of the unrelated New World orioles and the Old World orioles. In his entry for Coracias xanthornus he cited descriptions of birds occurring in Jamaica by Mark Catesby and Patrick Browne as well as an illustration by George Edwards of a bird occurring in Bengal. Linnaeus specified the habitat as "America" but Bengal is now the recognised type location. Also in the 10th edition Linnaeus listed Sturnus luteolus among the starlings and cited another illustration by Edwards. He renamed this species as Oriolus melanocephalus in the 12th... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Arachnothera longirostra

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Corvus enca

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Eurylaimus ochromalus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Copsychus stricklandii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Chloropsis cyanopogon

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Rubigula erythropthalmos

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Rhipidura javanica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Prionochilus xanthopygius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pycnonotus brunneus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Erythropitta ussheri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Dicaeum trigonostigma

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Alophoixus phaeocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · 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	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	~70%
2	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~60%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~60%
4	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~60%
5	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~60%
6	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~60%
7	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	~50%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~50%
9	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~40%
10	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~30%
11	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
12	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
13	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
14	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
15	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
16	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
17	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
18	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
19	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
20	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	~10%
21	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
22	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
23	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
24	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
25	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
26	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
27	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
28	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
29	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data

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Black-hooded Oriole

About the Black-hooded Oriole

Recent sightings of Black-hooded Oriole in Danum Valley Conservation Area

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Little Spiderhunter

Slender-billed Crow

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

White-crowned Shama

Lesser Green Leafbird

Spectacled Bulbul

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

Red-eyed Bulbul

Black-headed Pitta

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Yellow-bellied Bulbul

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found