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Green headed oriole

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Oriolus

Higher classification
  
Oriolus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Oriolidae

Scientific name
  
Oriolus chlorocephalus

Rank
  
Species

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

The green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus), or montane oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in eastern Africa.

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Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:

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  • O. c. amani - Benson, 1946: Found in south-eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania
  • O. c. chlorocephalus - Shelley, 1896: Found in Malawi and central Mozambique
  • O. c. speculifer - Clancey, 1969: Found in southern Mozambique
  • Distribution and habitat

    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, dry lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

    Behaviour and ecology

    They feed on fruit, seeds, nectar and insects or insect larvae.

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    References

    Green-headed oriole Wikipedia