The mountain oriole (Oriolus percivali) is a bird species in the family Oriolidae. It is found in central and eastern Africa, from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to central Kenya and western Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Mountain oriole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Oriolidae |
Genus: | Oriolus |
Species: | O. percivali
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Binomial name | |
Oriolus percivali Ogilvie-Grant, 1903
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Taxonomy and systematics
editThe mountain oriole has been considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of the black-headed oriole or the black-winged oriole. Alternate names for the mountain oriole include the black-tailed oriole, montane oriole and Percival's oriole.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus percivali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706427A94069149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706427A94069149.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.