Order Passeriformes Higher classification Oriolus | Phylum Chordata Family Oriolidae Scientific name Oriolus mellianus Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Oriolus, Old World oriole, São Tomé oriole, Black‑winged oriole | ||
The silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, and Thailand.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests where it is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics
The silver oriole was originally described as a subspecies of the maroon oriole. Along with the black, black-and-crimson and maroon orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles. Alternate names for the silver oriole include Mell's maroon oriole, Mell's oriole, Stresemann's maroon oriole and Stresemann's oriole.
References
Silver oriole Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA