Black-naped Oriole

Oriolus chinensis

Family: Old World Orioles · Status: Very common resident and very rare migrant · Size: 24.5–27.5 cm · Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Breeds widely across the Oriental region.

Identification

Golden-yellow medium-sized bird with a broad black band across the eye and hindcrown. Iris reddish, bill pink. Most of wings black. Subspecies diffusus has tertials and inner secondaries edged yellow on outer edge, rather than black as in the nominate race.

Habitat

Urban parks, scrub, degraded forests, forests, mangroves.

Behaviour

Omnivorous, feeding on a wide range of food such as fruits and insects. Sometimes joins mixed flocks in fruiting trees.