Black-eared oriole
Oriolus bouroensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
The black-eared oriole (Oriolus bouroensis) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 109 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black-eared oriole
- Weight
- 109 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-eared oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the black-eared oriole?
The black-eared oriole (Oriolus bouroensis), or Buru oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is native to Buru island.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The black-eared oriole was originally described in the genus Philemon. Until 2008, the Tanimbar oriole was classified as a subspecies of the black-eared oriole. Some authorities have not yet recognized this split.
From the Wikipedia article “Black-eared oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-eared_oriole&oldid=1379697048), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the black-eared oriole endangered?
The black-eared oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the black-eared oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyOriolidae
- genusOriolus
- SpeciesOriolus bouroensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Synonyms Mimeta bouruensis, Oriolus bouroensis bouroensis, Philedon bouroensis
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Buru orioleEnglish
- الاوريول ذو الاذنين السوداءEgyptian Arabic
- Glazaour BuruBreton
- oriol castanyCatalan
- Oriol de BuruCatalan
- žluva černoskvrnnáCzech
- euryn clust-dduWelsh
- BurupirolDanish
- Buru-PirolGerman
- burua orioloEsperanto
- Nigrorela orioloEsperanto
- Oropéndola de BuruSpanish
- pruunpeoleoEstonian
- پریشاهرخ گوشسیاهPersian
- burunkuhankeittäjäFinnish
- Loriot de BuruFrench
- smeđa vugaCroatian
- Kepudang muka-hitamIndonesian
- Oriolo guancenereItalian
- ブルコウライウグイスJapanese
- buruvinė volungėLithuanian
- ZwartoorwielewaalDutch
- wilga czarnouchaPolish
- کالے کنانوالا بسنتی پنچھیWestern Panjabi
- papa-figos-de-buruPortuguese
- Буруйская иволгаRussian
- Буруанская иволгаRussian
- vlha čiernoslucháSlovak
- Vuga sa ostrva BuruSerbian
- burugyllingSwedish
- Burugylling ta=கருங்காது மாங்குயில்Swedish
- นกขมิ้นเกาะบูรูThai
- Buru SarıasmasıTurkish
- вивільга вохристаUkrainian
- 黑耳鹂Chinese
- 布路島黑耳黃鸝Chinese
Relatives of the black-eared oriole
Other species in the same genus Oriolus.
Eurasian golden oriole
Oriolus oriolus
Black-naped oriole
Oriolus chinensis
Black-hooded oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Indian golden oriole
Oriolus kundoo
São Tomé oriole
Oriolus crassirostris
Black-headed oriole
Oriolus larvatus
CompareBlack-eared oriole vs Eurasian golden orioleBlack-eared oriole vs Black-naped orioleBlack-eared oriole vs Black-hooded orioleBlack-eared oriole vs Indian golden oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-eared oriole?
An adult black-eared oriole weighs 109 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-eared oriole endangered?
The black-eared oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the black-eared oriole?
The black-eared oriole (Oriolus bouroensis) belongs to the family Oriolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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