Bird group

Old World Orioles

39 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

African Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Black-headed Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country. It…

African Golden Oriole
Oriolus auratus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Golden Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country. It moves…

Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Australasian Figbird is an Old World oriole or figbird of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It moves through canopy and…

Black Oriole
Oriolus hosii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves through…

Black-and-crimson Oriole
Oriolus consanguineus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-and-crimson Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It…

Black-hooded Oriole
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Black-hooded Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of the Indian subcontinent. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees, eating…

Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Black-naped Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Black-tailed Oriole
Oriolus percivali
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-tailed Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Black-winged Oriole
Oriolus nigripennis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-winged Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Brown Oriole
Oriolus szalayi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves through…

Buru Oriole
Oriolus bouroensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Buru Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of the Moluccan islands. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees, eating fruit,…

Dark-throated Oriole
Oriolus xanthonotus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Dark-throated Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus monacha
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country.…

Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Eurasian Golden Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It moves through canopy and…

Green Figbird
Sphecotheres viridis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Green Figbird is an Old World oriole or figbird of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It moves through canopy and fruiting…

Green Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Green Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves through…

Green-headed Oriole
Oriolus chlorocephalus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Green-headed Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country. It moves…

Halmahera Oriole
Oriolus phaeochromus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Halmahera Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of the Moluccan islands. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees, eating fruit,…

Hooded Pitohui
Pitohui dichrous
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hooded Pitohui is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Indian Golden Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Isabela Oriole
Oriolus isabellae
Critically Endangered≈ 50-250

The Isabela Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of Luzon's Sierra Madre forests. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees, eating…

Javan Oriole
Oriolus cruentus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Javan Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of Java and nearby forests. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees, eating fruit,…

Maroon Oriole
Oriolus traillii
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Maroon Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Northern Variable Pitohui
Pitohui kirhocephalus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Northern Variable Pitohui is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It…

Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Olive-backed Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Philippine Oriole
Oriolus steerii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Philippine Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of the Philippine islands. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees, eating…

Raja Ampat Pitohui
Pitohui cerviniventris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Raja Ampat Pitohui is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Sao Tome Oriole
Oriolus crassirostris
Endangered≈ 50-250

The Sao Tome Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of Sao Tome and Principe. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees, eating fruit,…

Seram Oriole
Oriolus forsteni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Seram Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of the Moluccan islands. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees, eating fruit,…

Silver Oriole
Oriolus mellianus
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Silver Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of China and adjacent East Asian forests, reeds, and mountains. It moves through canopy…

Slender-billed Oriole
Oriolus tenuirostris
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Slender-billed Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It…

Southern Variable Pitohui
Pitohui uropygialis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Southern Variable Pitohui is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It…

Tanimbar Oriole
Oriolus decipiens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tanimbar Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of the Tanimbar Islands. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees, eating fruit,…

Timor Oriole
Oriolus melanotis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Timor Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of Timor and nearby Lesser Sunda islands. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees,…

Ventriloquial Oriole
Oriolus consobrinus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ventriloquial Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…

Western Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Black-headed Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country. It…

Wetar Figbird
Sphecotheres hypoleucus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Wetar Figbird is an Old World oriole or figbird of Wetar and nearby Lesser Sunda islands. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees,…

Wetar Oriole
Oriolus finschi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Wetar Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of Wetar and nearby Lesser Sunda islands. It moves through canopy and fruiting trees,…

White-lored Oriole
Oriolus albiloris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-lored Oriole is an Old World oriole or figbird of African, Asian, and Australasian forests, gardens, and wooded edges. It moves…