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Grey-collared oriole

Oriolus forsteni (Bonaparte, 1850)

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The grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 109 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni)
Photo: Bonaparte, 1851 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-collared oriole

Weight
109 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 grey-collared oriole live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-collared oriole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni), or Seram oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to Seram.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-collared oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-collared_oriole&oldid=1343619171), 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 grey-collared oriole endangered?

The grey-collared 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 grey-collared oriole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyOriolidae
  6. genusOriolus
  7. SpeciesOriolus forsteni (Bonaparte, 1850)

Synonyms Mimeta forsteni

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Seram orioleEnglish
  • Glazaour SeramBreton
  • oriol de l'illa SeramCatalan
  • žluva šedokrkáCzech
  • euryn torchlwydWelsh
  • CerampirolDanish
  • ForstenpirolGerman
  • Forsten-PirolGerman
  • GrauhalspirolGerman
  • serama orioloEsperanto
  • Sudmoluka orioloEsperanto
  • Oropéndola de SeramSpanish
  • serami peoleoEstonian
  • پریشاهرخ طوقخاکستریPersian
  • seraminkuhankeittäjäFinnish
  • Loriot de CéramFrench
  • seramska vugaCroatian
  • Kepudang seramIndonesian
  • Oriolo di SeramItalian
  • セラムコウライウグイスJapanese
  • Forsteno volungėLithuanian
  • GrijskraagwielewaalDutch
  • serampirolNorwegian
  • wilga szaroszyjaPolish
  • سانولے کالروالا بسنتی پنچھیWestern Panjabi
  • papa-figos-de-ceramPortuguese
  • papa-figos-de-seramPortuguese
  • Иволга ФорстенаRussian
  • Серамская иволгаRussian
  • Серамская иволгпRussian
  • vlha sivokrkáSlovak
  • Vuga sa ostrva SeramSerbian
  • seramgyllingSwedish
  • นกขมิ้นเกาะเซรัมThai
  • Seram SarıasmasıTurkish
  • вивільга серамськаUkrainian
  • 灰领鹂Chinese
  • 西蘭島灰領黃鸝Chinese

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Relatives of the grey-collared 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 grey-collared oriole?

An adult grey-collared oriole weighs 109 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-collared oriole endangered?

The grey-collared 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 grey-collared oriole?

The grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni) belongs to the family Oriolidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-collared-oriole

MLA

“Grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-collared-oriole.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_collared_oriole_2026,
  title = {Grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-collared-oriole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}