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Western oriole

Oriolus brachyrynchus Swainson, 1837

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 47.4 g to 50.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the western oriole

Weight
47.4 g – 50.7 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
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 western oriole live?

Not recorded

What is the western oriole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus), or western black-headed oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae that is native to Africa. The adult upperparts are yellow-olive, and the underparts are yellow in colour. It is rated as a species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species.

From the Wikipedia article “Western oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_oriole&oldid=1315246748), 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 western oriole endangered?

The western 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 western oriole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyOriolidae
  6. genusOriolus
  7. SpeciesOriolus brachyrynchus Swainson, 1837

Synonyms Oriolus brachyrhynchus

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • WBHOEnglish
  • Western black-headed orioleEnglish
  • الاوريول الغربىEgyptian Arabic
  • Glazaour penn du ar C'hornôgBreton
  • oriolcapnegre occidentalCatalan
  • žluva lesníCzech
  • Euryn penddu'r GorllewinWelsh
  • Olivenrygget HættepirolDanish
  • DschungelpirolGerman
  • BlauflügelpirolGerman
  • okcidenta orioloEsperanto
  • Oropéndola cabecinegraSpanish
  • metspeoleoEstonian
  • پریشاهرخ غربیPersian
  • huilukuhankeittäjäFinnish
  • Loriot à tête noireFrench
  • Loriot à tête noire occidentalFrench
  • crnoglava vugaCroatian
  • Oriolo occidentaleItalian
  • キエリコウライウグイスJapanese
  • vakarinė juodagalvė volungėLithuanian
  • Симсӹ шылдыран царамакWestern Mari
  • BlauwvleugelwielewaalDutch
  • jungelpirolNorwegian
  • wilga kapturowaPolish
  • لیندا بسنتی پنچھیWestern Panjabi
  • papa-figos-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • papa-figos-de-cabeça-preta-ocidentalPortuguese
  • Гвинейская иволгаRussian
  • Синекрылая иволгаRussian
  • vlha lesnáSlovak
  • Zapadna crnoglava vugaSerbian
  • djungelgyllingSwedish
  • นกขมิ้นหัวดำเวสเทิร์นThai
  • Batı Afrika Kara Başlı SarıasmaTurkish
  • вивільга світлокрилаUkrainian
  • 西非黑头黄鹂Chinese
  • 西非黑頭黃鸝Chinese

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Relatives of the western 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 western oriole?

An adult western oriole weighs 47.4 g – 50.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the western oriole endangered?

The western 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 western oriole?

The western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus) belongs to the family Oriolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-oriole

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{western_oriole_2026,
  title = {Western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-oriole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}