Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyOriolidae (Old World Orioles)
- GenusOriolus (Old World Orioles)
- SpeciesOriolus oriolus (Eurasian Golden Oriole)
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 →
Recent sightings of Eurasian Golden Oriole in Monfragüe National Park
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Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit
Parus major
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Golden Oriole in Monfragüe National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Golden Oriole sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 1,188 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Golden Oriole in Monfragüe National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Golden Oriole in Monfragüe National Park in our monthly data.