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Green-headed Oriole
Oriolus chlorocephalus Shelley, GE 1896
The green-headed oriole, or montane oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in eastern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Oriolidae
Genus:
Oriolus
Scientific:
Oriolus chlorocephalus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Oriolidae
Genus:
Oriolus
Scientific:
Oriolus chlorocephalus
Original description
Citation:
Shelley, GE 1896
Reference:
Ibis
Protonym:
Oriolus chlorocephalus
Type locality:
Mt. Chiradzulu, Nyasaland.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16281271
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
4321596CB8CA73B7
Avibase ID:
avibase-4321596C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4321596C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561695
Geographic range:
- Oriolus chlorocephalus chlorocephalus: Malawi and Mozambique (Mount Chiperone)
- Oriolus chlorocephalus amani: montane forest of far southeastern Kenya and northeastern Tanzania
- Oriolus chlorocephalus speculifer: southern Mozambique (Mount Gorongoza)
Source: Clements checklist
Green-headed Oriole
Catalan:
oriol capverd
Czech:
žluva zelenohlavá
Danish:
Grønhovedet Pirol
German:
Grünkopfpirol
Spanish:
Oropéndola Cabeciverde
Spanish (Spain):
Oropéndola Cabeciverde
Finnish:
sammalkuhankeittäjä
French:
Loriot à tête verte
Croatian:
zelenoglava vuga
Hungarian:
zöldfejű sárgarigó
Italian:
Oriolo testaverde
Japanese (romaji):
midorikouraiuguisu
Japanese:
ミドリコウライウグイス
Lithuanian:
Žaliagalvė volungė
Dutch:
Groenkopwielewaal
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grønhovudpirol
Norwegian:
Grønnhodepirol
Polish:
wilga zielonogłowa
Portuguese:
Papa-figos-de-cabeça-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-figos-de-cabeça-verde
Russian:
Зеленоголовая иволга
Slovak:
vlha zelenohlavá
Serbian:
Zelenoglava vuga
Swedish:
grönhuvad gylling
Ukrainian:
Вивільга зеленоголова
Chinese:
绿头黄鹂
Chinese (Traditional):
綠頭黃鸝
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Loriot à tête verte ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Loriot à tête verte ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Oriolus chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Oriolus chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Oriolus chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Green-headed Oriole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Oriolus chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Oriolus chlorocephalus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Groenkopwielewaal
Azerbaijani: yaşılbaş sarıköynək
Catalan: oriol capverd
Czech: Žluva zelenohlavá
Danish: Grønhovedet Pirol
German: Bergpirol, Grünkopfpirol
English: Green headed Oriole, Greenheaded Oriole, Green-headed Oriole, Montane Oriole
English, HBW: Green-headed Oriole
English (IOC): Green-headed Oriole
English (Kenya): Green-headed Oriole
English (United States): Green-headed Oriole
Esperanto: Verdkapa oriolo
Spanish: Oropéndola Cabeciverde, Oropéndola de Cabeza Verde
Spanish (Spain): Oropéndola Cabeciverde
Spanish (HBW): Green-headed Oriole
Estonian: rohepea-peoleo
Finnish: Sammalkuhankeittäjä
French: Loriot à tête verte
Croatian: zelenoglava vuga
Hungarian: zöldfejű sárgarigó
Italian: Oriolo testaverde, Rigogolo testaverde
Japanese (romaji): midorikouraiuguisu
Japanese: ミドリコウライウグイス
Kazakh: жасылбас мысықторғай
Kirghiz: жашыл баш барпы
Scientific: Oriolus chlorocephalus, Oriolus chlorocephalus chlorocephalus
Lithuanian: Žaliagalvė volungė
Dutch: Groenkopwielewaal, Groenkop-wielewaal
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grønhovudpirol
Norwegian: Grønnhodepirol
Polish: wilga zielonoglowa, wilga zielonogłowa
Portuguese: Papa-figos-de-cabeça-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-figos-de-cabeça-verde
Russian: Зеленоголовая иволга
Slovak: vlha zelenohlavá
Serbian: Zelenoglava vuga
Swedish: Grönhuvad gylling
Swahili: Kubwilu Kichwa-kijani
Turkish: Yeşil başlıklı sarıasma
Ukrainian: Вивільга зеленоголова
Chinese: 绿头黄鹂
Chinese (Traditional): 綠頭黃鸝
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