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The name "oriole" was first used in the 18th century and is an adaptation of the scientific Latin genus name, which is derived from the Classical Latin "aureolus" meaning golden. Various forms of "oriole" have existed in Romance languages since the 12th and 13th centuries. [ 9 ]
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This is a junior synonym of Coracias oriolus Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian golden oriole. [3] In 1760, French ornithologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in his Ornithologie used Oriolus as a subdivision of the genus Turdus , [ 4 ] but the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ruled in 1955 that " Oriolus Brisson, 1760" should be ...
The Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) is a species of oriole found in the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. The species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Eurasian golden oriole, but is now considered a full species. Adults can be told apart from the Eurasian golden oriole by the black of the eye stripe extending behind ...
Philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii) White-lored oriole (Oriolus albiloris) Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae) Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus) Slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris) Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis) Green-headed oriole (Oriolus ...
Black-hooded oriole. Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae. The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles. Black-hooded oriole, Oriolus xanthornus; Indian golden oriole, Oriolus kundoo (Split from European golden oriole. [36]) Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis
The male's call resembles that of the Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus): a sequence of usually five to six, well-spaced mellow “tyaup” notes, repeated every minute. [17] [28] Occasionally the male calls an extended “pluu-du” note marked by a significant terminal drop in pitch. The call is repeated every 3–6 seconds.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Greece.The avifauna of Greece included a total of 478 species according to the Hellenic Rarities Committee of the Hellenic Ornithological Society (Ελληνική Ορνιθολογική Εταιρεία) with supplemental additions from Avibase as of May 2023.