Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

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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 oriolus (Eurasian Golden Oriole)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

1 Verified sightings at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park From 2019 to 2026

7,064 Verified sightings across all 59 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Eurasian Golden Oriole

The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), also known as the common golden oriole, is a species of passerine bird, measuring approximately 24cm in length with a wingspan of 44-45cm, and the only Old World oriole breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions. It is a summer migrant in Europe and the Palearctic and spends the winter season in central and southern Africa.

The Eurasian golden oriole was formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He named the species Coracias oriolus, assigning it to the genus Coracias, which now contains only rollers. The species is now placed in the genus Oriolus that Linnaeus introduced in 1766, creating a tautonym.

The Eurasian golden oriole and the Indian golden oriole were formerly considered conspecific, but in 2005 they were treated as separate species by the ornithologists Pamela Rasmussen and John Anderton, in the first edition of their Birds of South Asia. Support for this split was provided by a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010, and most ornithologists now treat the Indian golden oriole as a separate species. Alternate names for the Eurasian golden... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Plocepasser mahali

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Philetairus socius

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis nitens

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Laniarius atrococcineus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Bradornis mariquensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Sporopipes squamifrons

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Crithagra flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Passer melanurus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Erythropygia paena

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Corvus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Passer diffusus

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	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~30%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~30%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
6	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
7	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
8	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
9	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
10	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
11	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~10%
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
13	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
14	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
15	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
17	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
18	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
19	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
20	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
21	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
22	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
23	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
24	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
25	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
27	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
28	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
29	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
30	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
32	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
33	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
34	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
35	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
37	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
38	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
39	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
40	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	Insufficient data
41	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
42	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
43	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
44	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
45	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
46	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
47	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
48	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
49	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
50	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
51	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
52	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
53	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
54	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
55	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
56	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
57	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
58	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
59	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Eurasian Golden Oriole

About the Eurasian Golden Oriole

Recent sightings of Eurasian Golden Oriole in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Fork-tailed Drongo

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Social Weaver

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

Mariqua Flycatcher

Scaly Weaver

Yellow Canary

Cape Sparrow

Kalahari Scrub Robin

Cape Crow

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found