Black-winged oriole
The black-winged oriole (Oriolus nigripennis) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Africa from Sierra Leone and Liberia to southern South Sudan, western Uganda, central Democratic Republic of Congo and north-western Angola.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. nigripennis |
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| Oriolus nigripennis | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Some authorities have considered the mountain oriole to be a subspecies of the black-winged oriole.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus nigripennis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22706433A94069336. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706433A94069336.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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