Green-headed Oriole

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Green-headed Oriole is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus) is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Oriolus chlorocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

The Green-headed Oriole is a bird with a strangely fragmented distribution, occurring only on various isolated mountains. This as such is not unusual. With ancient climactic shifts, vast areas of moist rainforests were fragmented and the Green-headed Oriole only survived on the slopes of isolated mountains. More

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these species are the Green-headed Oriole, which has the black pigment of the head replaced by green, and the island endemic the Sao Tome Oriole, which resembles a “washed-out” version of the mainland species. The “ Asian black-headed group” includes four species, the Black, Black-and-crimson, Maroon and Silver Orioles, which exhibit no yellow but, instead, have this colour substituted by red, brown or silver. These species are sexually dichromatic, although the degree to which this is expressed varies. More

* Green-headed Oriole, Oriolus chlorocephalus: Found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. * Backyard SeriesGreat-billed Oriole, Oriolus crassirostris: Endemic to Sao Tom More