Dusky-brown oriole
Oriolus phaeochromus G. R. Gray, 1861
The dusky-brown oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 109 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the dusky-brown 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
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dusky-brown oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the dusky-brown oriole?
The dusky-brown oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.It is endemic to North Maluku.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Alternate names for the dusky-brown oriole include the dusky oriole, Gray's oriole, Halmahera oriole and Moluccan oriole.
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Is the dusky-brown oriole endangered?
The dusky-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
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How is the dusky-brown oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyOriolidae
- genusOriolus
- SpeciesOriolus phaeochromus G. R. Gray, 1861
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Halmahera orioleEnglish
- Glazaour HalmaheraBreton
- oriol de l'illa HalmaheraCatalan
- žluva moluckáCzech
- euryn brown tywyllWelsh
- Halmahera PirolDanish
- Halmahera-PirolGerman
- Malhela orioloEsperanto
- halmahera orioloEsperanto
- Oropéndola de HalmaheraSpanish
- halmahera peoleoEstonian
- پریشاهرخ قهوهای تاریکPersian
- halmaherankuhankeittäjäFinnish
- Loriot d'HalmaheraFrench
- Loriot d’HalmaheraFrench
- halmaherska vugaCroatian
- Kepudang halmaheraIndonesian
- Oriolo di HalmaheraItalian
- ハルマヘラコウライウグイスJapanese
- halmaherinė volungėLithuanian
- HalmaherawielewaalDutch
- wilga brązowaPolish
- کالا پؤرا بسنتی پنچھیWestern Panjabi
- papa-figos-de-halmaeraPortuguese
- papa-figos-de-halmaheraPortuguese
- Тёмная иволгаRussian
- Хальмахерская иволгаRussian
- vlha tmaváSlovak
- halmaheragyllingSwedish
- นกขมิ้นฮัลมาเฮราThai
- Halmahera SarıasmasıTurkish
- вивільга гальмагерськаUkrainian
- 暗褐鹂Chinese
- 哈馬赫拉黃鸝〔暗褐黃鸝〕Chinese
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Relatives of the dusky-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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dusky-brown oriole?
An adult dusky-brown oriole weighs 109 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dusky-brown oriole endangered?
The dusky-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 dusky-brown oriole?
The dusky-brown oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus) 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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