The Tanimbar oriole (Oriolus decipiens) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Tanimbar Islands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. decipiens
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| Oriolus decipiens (Sclater, P.L., 1883)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Until 2008, the Tanimbar oriole was classified as a subspecies of the black-eared oriole.[2] Some authorities have not yet recognized this split and classification of Tanimbar oriole as a distinct species in its own right.[3]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Oriolus decipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103691651A112513530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103691651A112513530.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Species Version 1 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Oriolus decipiens - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- Rheindt, F.E., and R.O. Hutchinson. 2007. A photoshot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (southern Moluccas). BirdingASIA 7: 18–38.