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Oriole Finch

Linurgus olivaceus (Fraser, L 1843)

The oriole finch is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is found in Africa and is native to Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. It lives in subtropical or tropical moist evergreen montane forests. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Linurgus
Scientific:
  Linurgus olivaceus


Original description

Citation:
  (Fraser, L 1843)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.10, no.117 p.144

Imprint year:
  1842

Protonym:
  Coccothraustes olivaceus

Type locality:
  Clarence, Fernando Po.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96442#page/296/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  80B649D4F6A332A9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-80B649D4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/80B649D4


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560819

Geographic range:

  • Linurgus olivaceus olivaceus: mountains of southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon; Bioko
  • Linurgus olivaceus prigoginei: montane forest of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Linurgus olivaceus elgonensis: southeastern South Sudan (Imatong Mountains) to the Kenya highlands
  • Linurgus olivaceus kilimensis: highlands of Tanzania to northern Malawi
English:
Oriole Finch
Catalan:
gafarró becgroc
Czech:
stehlíkovec oranžovozobý
Danish:
Pirolfinke
German:
Pirolgimpel
Spanish:
Canario Oropéndola
Spanish (Spain):
Canario Oropéndola
Finnish:
kultanokkahemppo
French:
Linurge loriot
Croatian:
zlatni zelendur
Hungarian:
rigópinty
Italian:
Fringuello oriolo
Japanese (romaji):
kin'erihiwa
Japanese:
キンエリヒワ
Lithuanian:
Volunginis kikilis
Dutch:
Wielewaalvink
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Pirolfink
Norwegian:
Pirolfink
Polish:
krasnodziób
Portuguese:
Chamariz-papa-Figo
Portuguese (Portugal):
canário-papa-figos
Russian:
Иволговый вьюрок
Slovak:
vlhárik čiernohlavý
Serbian:
Vugasta zeba
Swedish:
gyllingfink
Ukrainian:
Івуд
Chinese:
鹂雀
Chinese (Traditional):
鸝雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Linurge loriot ( Linurgus olivaceus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Linurge loriot ( Linurgus olivaceus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: gafarró becgroc
Czech: Stehlík oranžovozobý, stehlíkovec oranžovozobý
Danish: Pirolfinke
German: Pirolgimpel
English: Oriole Finch, Oriole-Finch
English, HBW: Oriole Finch
English (IOC): Oriole Finch
English (Kenya): Oriole Finch
English (United States): Oriole Finch
Esperanto: Linurgo, Oriolfringo
Spanish: Canario Oropéndola, Pinzón Oropéndola
Spanish (Spain): Canario Oropéndola
Spanish (HBW): Oriole Finch
Estonian: pihovint
Finnish: Kultanokkahemppo
French: Linurge loriot, Pinson loriot, Pinson-loriot
Croatian: zlatni zelendur
Hungarian: rigópinty
Italian: Fringuello oriolo, Lucherino olivaceo
Japanese (romaji): kinerihiwa, kin'erihiwa, ouchouhiwa
Japanese: オウチョウヒワ, キンエリヒワ
Scientific: Coccothraustes olivaceus, Linurgus olivaceus, Linurgus olivaceus olivaceus
Lithuanian: Volunginis kikilis
Dutch: Wielewaalvink
Norwegian Nynorsk: Pirolfink
Norwegian: Pirolfink
Polish: krasnodziób
Portuguese: Chamariz-papa-Figo
Portuguese (Portugal): canário-papa-figos
Russian: Иволговый вьюрок
Slovak: vlhárik čiernohlavý
Serbian: Vugasta zeba
Swedish: Gyllingfink
Swahili: Chiriku Mshigi
Turkish: Sarıasma isketesi, Sarıasma İsketesi
Ukrainian: Івуд
Chinese: 鹂雀
Chinese (Traditional): 鸝雀

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