Olive-brown oriole

The olive-brown oriole (Oriolus melanotis) or Sunda oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sundas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Olive-brown oriole
O. m. viridifuscus, Timor oriole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Species:
O. melanotis
Binomial name
Oriolus melanotis
Bonaparte, 1850
Synonyms
  • Mimeta melanotis
  • Oriolus viridifuscus

Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Wetar oriole (O. m. finschi) - Hartert, 1904: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Wetar and Atauro Islands
  • Timor oriole (O. m. melanotis) - Bonaparte, 1850: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Timor, Rote and Semau Islands

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Oriolus melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103691625A94064752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103691625A94064752.en.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 7.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1.


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