Brown oriole
Oriolus szalayi (Madarász, 1900)
The brown oriole (Oriolus szalayi) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 95.2 g to 105 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the brown oriole
- Weight
- 95.2 g – 105 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
- 1.4src 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 brown oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the brown oriole?
The brown oriole (Oriolus szalayi) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.
It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Alternate names for the brown oriole include the New Guinea oriole and striated oriole.
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Is the brown oriole endangered?
The brown 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 brown oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyOriolidae
- genusOriolus
- SpeciesOriolus szalayi (Madarász, 1900)
Synonyms Mimeta granti, Mimeta szalayi, Oriolus szalayi substriatus
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- oriol de Nova GuineaCatalan
- žluva hnědáCzech
- euryn brownWelsh
- Brun PirolDanish
- GrantpirolGerman
- Grant-PirolGerman
- NeuguineapirolGerman
- bruna orioloEsperanto
- Papua orioloEsperanto
- Oropéndola papúSpanish
- paapua peoleoEstonian
- papuankuhankeittäjäFinnish
- Loriot papouFrench
- prugastoglava vugaCroatian
- Kepudang coklatIndonesian
- Oriolo brunoItalian
- チャイロコウライウグイスJapanese
- rudoji volungėLithuanian
- Bruine WielewaalDutch
- wilga brunatnaPolish
- papa-figos-castanhoPortuguese
- Бурая иволгаRussian
- vlha hnedáSlovak
- Smeđa vugaSerbian
- papuagyllingSwedish
- นกขมิ้นบราวน์Thai
- Kahverengi SarıasmaTurkish
- вивільга бураUkrainian
- 褐鹂Chinese
- 褐色黃鸝Chinese
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Relatives of the brown 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
CompareBrown oriole vs Eurasian golden orioleBrown oriole vs Black-naped orioleBrown oriole vs Black-hooded orioleBrown oriole vs Indian golden oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown oriole?
An adult brown oriole weighs 95.2 g – 105 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brown oriole endangered?
The brown 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 brown oriole?
The brown oriole (Oriolus szalayi) 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.
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