Black-and-crimson oriole
The black-and-crimson oriole (Oriolus cruentus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. cruentus |
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| Oriolus cruentus (Wagler, 1827) | |
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It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Taxonomy and systematics
The black-and-crimson oriole was originally described in the genus Leptopteryx (a synonym for Artamella). Along with the black, maroon and silver orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles.[2] Alternate names for the black-and-crimson oriole include the black-crimson oriole and crimson-breasted oriole.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[3]
- O. c. malayanus - Robinson & Kloss, 1923: Found on the Malay Peninsula
- O. c. consanguineus - (Ramsay, RGW, 1881): Originally described as a separate species. Found on Sumatra
- O. c. cruentus - (Wagler, 1827): Found on Java
- O. c. vulneratus - Sharpe, 1887: Originally described as a separate species. Found on northern Borneo
References
- BirdLife International (2020). "Oriolus cruentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- Jønsson, KA; Rauri C. K. Bowie; Robert G. Moyle; Martin Irestedt; Les Christidis; Janette A. Norman & Jon Fjeldsa (2010). "Phylogeny and biogeography of Oriolidae (Aves: Passeriformes)" (PDF). Ecography. 33: 232–241. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06167.x.
- "IOC World Bird List 7.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1.
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