Oriole Finch
Linurgus olivaceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusLinurgus
- SpeciesLinurgus olivaceus (Oriole Finch)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
White-bellied Canary
Crithagra dorsostriata
Southern Citril
Crithagra hyposticta
Thick-billed Seedeater
Crithagra burtoni
Reichenow's Seedeater
Crithagra reichenowi
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
Yellow-crowned Canary
Serinus flavivertex
Southern Grosbeak-Canary
Crithagra buchanani
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficauda
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Oriole Finch in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Oriole Finch sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriole Finch in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Oriole Finch in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.