Biology:Mountain oriole
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Short description: Species of bird
| Mountain oriole | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Oriolus |
| Species: | O. percivali
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| Binomial name | |
| Oriolus percivali Ogilvie-Grant, 1903
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The mountain oriole (Oriolus percivali), is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in central and eastern Africa from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to central Kenya and western Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The mountain oriole has been considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of the black-headed oriole or the black-winged oriole. Alternate names for the mountain oriole include the black-tailed oriole, montane oriole and Percival's oriole.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus percivali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22706427A94069149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706427A94069149.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22706427/94069149. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q1587684 entry
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