Black oriole

The black oriole (Oriolus hosii) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] One of the least known of the orioles, its distribution range is restricted to Sarawak in Borneo.[3] Along with the black-and-crimson, maroon, and silver orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles.[4] The binomial name is after Charles Hose who collected the first specimen of the species on Mount Dulit.[5]

Black oriole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Species:
O. hosii
Binomial name
Oriolus hosii
Sharpe, 1892

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests where it is threatened by habitat loss.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus hosii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706440A94069896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706440A94069896.en.
  2. Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
  3. Dickinson, E.C. (2004). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 42. A preliminary review of the Oriolidae". Zool. Verh. Leiden. 350: 47–63.
  4. Jønsson, K.A.; 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.
  5. Hose, Charles (1893). "On the Avifauna of Mount Dulit and the Baram District in the territory of Sarawak". Ibis. 35 (3): 381–424. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1893.tb01231.x.


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