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Mountain oriole
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Species: O. percivali
Binomial name
Oriolus percivali
Ogilvie-Grant, 1903
Synonyms
  • Oriolus larvatus percivali
  • Oriolus nigripennis percivali

The mountain oriole (Oriolus percivali) is a bird species in the family Oriolidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests, Uganda and Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The 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

  1. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Oriolus percivali


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