Maroon Oriole

Maroon Oriole
Maroon Oriole
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Species: O. traillii
Binomial name
Oriolus traillii
(Vigors, 1832)

The Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii) is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Description

It has a maroon and black plumage with black head, neck and wings with a blueish beak.The females have slightly darker bodies and the juveniles have lighter bodies.[1]

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