African Golden Oriole
Oriolus auratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyOriolidae (Old World Orioles)
- GenusOriolus (Old World Orioles)
- SpeciesOriolus auratus (African Golden Oriole)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Golden Oriole in Etosha National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a African Golden Oriole sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Golden Oriole in Etosha National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for African Golden Oriole in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.