Oriolus larvatus (African Black-headed Oriole)

African Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823

The Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is an African passerine. It has a very striking appearance with a bright yellow body, contrasting black head and flesh-coloured beak. Source: Wikipedia

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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Oriolidae
Genus:
  Oriolus

Scientific:
Oriolus larvatus

Citation:
Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823

Reference:
Verz.Doubl.Zool.Mus.Berlin p.20

Protonym:
Oriolus larvatus

Avibase ID:
BE62734AE3EDDC3E

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BE62734A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561702

Geographic range:

Oriolus larvatus larvatus: E South Africa, Mozambique and s Zimbabwe
Oriolus larvatus angolensis: Angola to Namibia and Zambia
Oriolus larvatus additus (additus): SE Tanzania and Mozambique
Oriolus larvatus additus (tibicen): Coastal s Tanzania to s Mozambique
Oriolus larvatus rolleti: Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi (?) and e Democratic Republic of the Congo
Oriolus larvatus reichenowi: Coastal s Somalia to central Tanzania
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
African Black-headed Oriole
Czech:
žluva škrabošková
German:
Maskenpirol
Danish:
Østafrikansk Hættepirol
Spanish:
Oropéndola Enmascarada
Finnish:
akasiakuhankeittäjä
French:
Loriot masqué
Icelandic:
Hettuglói
Italian:
Oriolo testanera
Japanese:
afurikazukinkouraiuguisu
Japanese:
アフリカズキンコウライウグイス
Dutch:
Maskerwielewaal
Norwegian:
Savannepirol
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Savannepirol
Polish:
wilga czarnoglowa
Portuguese:
Papa-figos-de-cabeça-preta
Russian:
Африканская черноголовая иволга
Slovak:
vlha čiernohlavá
Swedish:
svarthuvad gylling
Ukrainian:
Вивільга південна
Chinese:
东非黑头黄鹂

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Loriot masqué ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Loriot masqué ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Eastern Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Oriolus larvatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Oriolus larvatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Oriolus [larvatus or percevali] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

Oriolus [larvatus x percivali] (hybrid)
Oriolus [larvatus x nigripennis] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Swartkopwielewaal
Catalan: oriol capnegre oriental
Czech: Žluva škrabošková
Danish: Østafrikansk Hættepirol
German: Maskenpirol
English: African Black headed Oriole, African Black-headed Oriole, Blackheaded Oriole, Black-headed Oriole, Eastern Blackheaded Oriole, Eastern Black-headed Oriole, Eastern Oriole
English (IOC): Black-headed Oriole
English (Kenya): Black-headed Oriole
Spanish: Oropéndola de Cabeza Negra Africana, Oropéndola Enmascarada
Spanish (Spain): Oropéndola enmascarada
Spanish (HBW): African Black-headed Oriole
Estonian: akaatsiapeoleo
Finnish: Akaasiakuhankeittäjä, akasiakuhankeittäjä
French: Loriot à tête noire, Loriot masqué
Hungarian: feketefejű sárgarigó
Icelandic: Hettuglói
Italian: Oriolo testanera, Rigogolo testanera africano
Japanese: afurikazukinkouraiuguisu, zukinkouraiuguisu
Japanese: アフリカズキンコウライウグイス, ズキンコウライウグイス
Kwangali: Nkulivere
Scientific: Oriolus larvatus, Oriolus larvatus larvatus
Lithuanian: Rytinė juodagalvė volungė
Dutch: Maskerwielewaal
Norwegian Nynorsk: Savannepirol
Norwegian: Savannepirol
Polish: wilga czarnoglowa, Wilga czarnogłowa
Portuguese: Papa-figos-de-cabeça-preta
Russian: Африканская масковая иволга, Африканская черноголовая иволга, Масковая иволга
Slovak: Vlha čiernohlavá
Shona: Gotowa
Serbian: Afrička crnoglava vuga
Swedish: Östlig svarthuvudgylling, svarthuvad gylling
Swahili: Kubwilu Kichwa-cheusi
Tsonga: Phamahumu
Ukrainian: Вивільга південна
Xhosa: Umkro
Chinese: 东非黑头黄鹂
Chinese (Traditional): 東非黑頭黃鸝
Zulu: umBhicongo