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Ethiopian oriole

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Oriolus

Higher classification
  
Oriolus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Oriolidae

Scientific name
  
Oriolus monacha

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Old World oriole, Bird, Oriolus, Black‑winged oriole, São Tomé oriole

The Ethiopian oriole (Oriolus monacha) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.

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It is found in north-eastern Africa where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Ethiopian oriole was originally described in the genus Turdus. Alternate names for the Ethiopian oriole include the Abyssinian black-headed oriole, Abyssinian oriole, black-headed forest oriole, dark-headed oriole, Ethiopian black-headed oriole, Ethiopian forest oriole and forest oriole.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • Omo black-headed oriole (O. m. meneliki) - Blundell & Lovat, 1899: Originally described as a separate species. Found in southern Ethiopia
  • O. m. monacha - (Gmelin, 1789): Found in northern Ethiopia, Eritrea

    • References

    Ethiopian oriole Wikipedia
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