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Black-headed oriole

Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 51.4 g to 67.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus)
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-headed oriole

Weight
51.4 g – 67.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.03src for Young per litter or clutch
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-headed oriole live?

Not recorded

What is the black-headed oriole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Africa and has a very striking appearance with a bright yellow body, contrasting black head and flesh-coloured beak.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-headed oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-headed_oriole&oldid=1361402773), 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-headed oriole endangered?

The black-headed oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the black-headed oriole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyOriolidae
  6. genusOriolus
  7. SpeciesOriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823

Synonyms Oriolus africanus, Oriolus coudougnan, Oriolus monachus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • African black-headed orioleEnglish
  • BHOREnglish
  • Blackhead orioleEnglish
  • Eastern black-headed orioleEnglish
  • SwartkopwielewaalAfrikaans
  • oriol capnegre orientalCatalan
  • žluva škraboškováCzech
  • euryn penddu'r DwyrainWelsh
  • Østafrikansk HættepirolDanish
  • MaskenpirolGerman
  • Maskita orioloEsperanto
  • nigrakapa orioloEsperanto
  • Oropéndola enmascaradaSpanish
  • Oropéndola EnmascaradoSpanish
  • akaatsiapeoleoEstonian
  • akasiakuhankeittäjäFinnish
  • akaasiakuhankeittäjäFinnish
  • loriot masquéFrench
  • Loriot à tête noire orientalFrench
  • maslinastorepa vugaCroatian
  • feketefejű sárgarigóHungarian
  • Oriolo testaneraItalian
  • アフリカズキンコウライウグイスJapanese
  • rytinė juodagalvė volungėLithuanian
  • maskerwielewaalDutch
  • savannepirolNorwegian
  • wilga czarnogłowaPolish
  • papa-figos-mascaradoPortuguese
  • papa-figos-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • papa-figos-de-cabeça-preta-orientalPortuguese
  • Масковая иволгаRussian
  • vlha čiernohlaváSlovak
  • Afrička crnoglava vugaSerbian
  • svarthuvad gyllingSwedish
  • นกขมิ้นหัวดำแอฟริกาThai
  • Afrika Kara Başlı SarıasmasıTurkish
  • вивільга південнаUkrainian
  • 东非黑头黄鹂Chinese
  • 東非黑頭黃鸝Chinese
  • umBhicongoZulu
  • umQoqgongoZulu

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Relatives of the black-headed oriole

Other species in the same genus Oriolus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-headed oriole?

An adult black-headed oriole weighs 51.4 g – 67.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-headed oriole endangered?

The black-headed 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-headed oriole?

The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) belongs to the family Oriolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-headed-oriole

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BibTeX
@misc{black_headed_oriole_2026,
  title = {Black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-headed-oriole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}