Green-headed oriole
Oriolus chlorocephalus Shelley, 1896
The green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 49 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the green-headed oriole
- Weight
- 49 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
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 green-headed oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the green-headed oriole?
The green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus), or montane oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in eastern Africa.
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Is the green-headed oriole endangered?
The green-headed 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.
How is the green-headed oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyOriolidae
- genusOriolus
- SpeciesOriolus chlorocephalus Shelley, 1896
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- GroenkopwielewaalAfrikaans
- oriol capverdCatalan
- žluva zelenohlaváCzech
- euryn penwyrddWelsh
- Grønhovedet PirolDanish
- GrünkopfpirolGerman
- verdakapa orioloEsperanto
- Oropéndola cabeciverdeSpanish
- rohepea-peoleoEstonian
- sammalkuhankeittäjäFinnish
- Loriot à tête verteFrench
- zöldfejű sárgarigóHungarian
- Oriolo testaverdeItalian
- ミドリコウライウグイスJapanese
- žaliagalvė volungėLithuanian
- grønnhodepirolNorwegian
- wilga zielonogłowaPolish
- papa-figos-de-cabeça-verdePortuguese
- Зеленоголовая иволгаRussian
- vlha zelenohlaváSlovak
- Zelenoglava vugaSerbian
- grönhuvad gyllingSwedish
- นกขมิ้นกรีนเฮดThai
- Yeşil Başlıklı SarıasmaTurkish
- вивільга зеленоголоваUkrainian
- 綠頭黃鸝Chinese
- 绿头黄鹂Chinese
Relatives of the green-headed 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
CompareGreen-headed oriole vs Eurasian golden orioleGreen-headed oriole vs Black-naped orioleGreen-headed oriole vs Black-hooded orioleGreen-headed oriole vs Indian golden oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green-headed oriole?
An adult green-headed oriole weighs 49 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green-headed oriole endangered?
The green-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 green-headed oriole?
The green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus) 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
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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