Philippine oriole
Oriolus steerii Sharpe, 1877
The philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 45 g to 56 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the philippine oriole
- Weight
- 45 g – 56 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
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the philippine oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the philippine oriole?
The Philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii) or grey-throated oriole is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.
It is endemic to the Philippine found on Mindanao and most of the Visayan Islands.
Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. The species is fairly common throughout its range, but the Cebu race (O. s. assimilis) was last sighted in 1906 and is now classified as extinct.
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Is the philippine oriole endangered?
The philippine 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 philippine oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyOriolidae
- genusOriolus
- SpeciesOriolus steerii Sharpe, 1877
Synonyms Oriolus xanthonotus steerii
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- oriol de les FilipinesCatalan
- žluva filipínskáCzech
- FilippinerpirolDanish
- PhilippinenpirolGerman
- Philippinen-PirolGerman
- filipina orioloEsperanto
- Oropéndola filipinaSpanish
- filipiini peoleoEstonian
- bataaninkuhankeittäjäFinnish
- filippiinienkuhankeittäjäFinnish
- Loriot des PhilippinesFrench
- Oriolo delle FilippineItalian
- フィリピンコウライウグイスJapanese
- filipininė volungėLithuanian
- Filipijnse WielewaalDutch
- Filippijnse WielewaalDutch
- wilga filipińskaPolish
- papa-figos-filipinoPortuguese
- Серогрудая иволгаRussian
- vlha sivoprsáSlovak
- Filipinska vugaSerbian
- filippingyllingSwedish
- นกขมิ้นฟิลิปปินส์Thai
- Filipin SarıasmasıTurkish
- вивільга філіпінськаUkrainian
- вивільга філіппінськаUkrainian
- 菲律宾黄鹂Chinese
- 菲律賓黃鸝Chinese
Relatives of the philippine 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
ComparePhilippine oriole vs Eurasian golden oriolePhilippine oriole vs Black-naped oriolePhilippine oriole vs Black-hooded oriolePhilippine oriole vs Indian golden oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the philippine oriole?
An adult philippine oriole weighs 45 g – 56 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the philippine oriole endangered?
The philippine 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 philippine oriole?
The philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii) 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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