- Black Oriole
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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, 1892The 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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). "Black Oriole". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/146774.
- ^ Dickinson, E.C. (2004). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 42. A preliminary review of the Oriolidae". Zool. Verh. Leiden 350: 47–63. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/215554.
- ^ Jønsson, KA; Rauri C. K. Bowie, Robert G. Moyle, Martin Irestedt, Les Christidis; Janette A. Norman and Jon Fjeldsa (2010). "Phylogeny and biogeography of Oriolidae (Aves: Passeriformes)". Ecography 33: 232–241. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06167.x. http://www.nrm.se/download/18.25ba04a21296cc434f980005871/J%25C3%25B6nsson%2Bet%2Bal%2BOriolidae.pdf.
- ^ Hose, Charles (1893). Ibis 35 (3): 381–424. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1893.tb01231.x. http://www.archive.org/stream/ibis651893brit#page/380/mode/1up.
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