Western Oriole

Western Oriole
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Oriolidae
Genus:	Oriolus
Species:	O. brachyrynchus
Binomial name
Oriolus brachyrynchus Swainson, 1837

The Western Oriole (Oriolus brachyrhynchus), also known as the Western Black-headed Oriole, is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family that is native to Africa.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Oriolus brachyrhynchus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

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