Black Oriole

Black Oriole
Black Oriole
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Species: O. hosii
Binomial name
Oriolus hosii
Sharpe, 1892

The Black Oriole (Oriolus hosii) is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family. It is endemic to Borneo, including Malaysia and Indonesia. One of the least known of the orioles, its distribution range is restricted to Sarawak in Borneo.[2] Along with O. cruentus, O. trailli and O. mellianus it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles.[3] The species name is after Charles Hose who collected the first specimen of the species on Mount Dulit.[4]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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