Biology:Black-and-crimson oriole

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Short description: Species of bird

Black-and-crimson oriole
Black and Crimson Oriole ( Oriolus cruentus).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Species:
O. consanguineus
Binomial name
Oriolus consanguineus
(Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1881)

The black-and-crimson oriole (Oriolus consanguineus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.

It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Taxonomy and systematics

The black-and-crimson oriole was originally described in the genus Leptopteryx (a synonym for Artamella). Along with the black, maroon and silver orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles.[2] Alternate names for the black-and-crimson oriole include the black-crimson oriole and crimson-breasted oriole.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[3]

  • O. c. malayanus - Robinson & Kloss, 1923: Found on the Malay Peninsula
  • O. c. consanguineus - (Ramsay, RGW, 1881): Originally described as a separate species. Found on Sumatra
  • O. c. vulneratus - Sharpe, 1887: Originally described as a separate species. Found on northern Borneo

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1585920 entry