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Dark-throated oriole

Oriolus xanthonotus Horsfield, 1821

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The dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 39 g to 45 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus)
Photo: Leslie Joseph · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dark-throated oriole

Weight
39 g – 45 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src 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 dark-throated oriole live?

Not recorded

What is the dark-throated oriole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.

It is found in Southeast Asia through the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka), Java and southwestern Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests where it is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Dark-throated oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark-throated_oriole&oldid=1379852231), 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 dark-throated oriole endangered?

The dark-throated 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. What the categories mean.

How is the dark-throated oriole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyOriolidae
  6. genusOriolus
  7. SpeciesOriolus xanthonotus Horsfield, 1821
Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • oriol golanegreCatalan
  • žluva černohlaváCzech
  • euryn cefnfelyn AsiaWelsh
  • Hvidbuget PirolDanish
  • GelbmantelpirolGerman
  • nigragorĝa orioloEsperanto
  • Oropéndola gorjinegraSpanish
  • väikepeoleoEstonian
  • pikkukuhankeittäjäFinnish
  • Loriot à gorge noireFrench
  • prugastotrba vugaCroatian
  • Kepudang hutanIndonesian
  • Oriolo golascuraItalian
  • Rigogolo golascuraItalian
  • ムナフコウライウグイスJapanese
  • ズグロコウライウグイスJapanese
  • juodagurklė volungėLithuanian
  • GeelrugwielewaalDutch
  • stripepirolNorwegian
  • wilga kreskobrzuchaPolish
  • Corrupião-de-garganta-pretaPortuguese
  • papa-figos-de-garganta-pretaPortuguese
  • Пестробокая иволгаRussian
  • Пестробрюхая иволгаRussian
  • vlha čiernohrdláSlovak
  • Tamnogrla vugaSerbian
  • strimgyllingSwedish
  • นกขมิ้นหัวดำเล็กThai
  • Kara Başlıklı SarıasmaTurkish
  • вивільга смугасточереваUkrainian
  • 黑喉黃鸝Chinese
  • 黑喉黄鹂Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the dark-throated 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 dark-throated oriole?

An adult dark-throated oriole weighs 39 g – 45 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dark-throated oriole endangered?

The dark-throated 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 dark-throated oriole?

The dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus) belongs to the family Oriolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-throated-oriole

MLA

“Dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-throated-oriole.

BibTeX
@misc{dark_throated_oriole_2026,
  title = {Dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-throated-oriole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}