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Western Oriole / Oriolus brachyrynchus LC

  • Synonyms Western Black-headed Oriole, Western Black headed Oriole, Black-headed Oriole, Greenish-backed Oriole
  • Old latin name for bird Oriolus brachyrhynchus

Western Oriolebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Ivory Coast
  • 2.
    Call, © Deville Tanguy
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • 3.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 4.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Ghana
  • 5.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 6.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 7.
    Call, song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 8.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
  • 9.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Ivory Coast
  • 10.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 11.
    Call, song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Grey-collared Oriole
Isabela Oriole
Sao Tome Oriole
Wetar Oriole
Black-eared Oriole
Dusky-brown Oriole
Black-naped Oriole
Black-and-crimson Oriole
All related species (31)

Where to see Western Oriole

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c

Western Oriole subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Oriolus brachyrynchus brachyrynchusGuinea-Bissau to Togo and Benin-No
Oriolus brachyrynchus laetiorNigeria to w Kenya, sc DR Congo and n Angola-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanigöyqanad sarıköynək
Catalanoriolcapnegre occidental
Chinese西非黑头黄鹂
Chinese (Traditional)西非黑頭黃鸝
Croatiancrnoglava vuga
Czechžluva lesní, Žluva krátkozobá
DanishOlivenrygget Hættepirol
DutchBlauwvleugel-wielewaal, Blauwvleugelwielewaal
EsperantoOkcidenta nigrakapa oriolo
Estonianmetspeoleo
Finnishhuilukuhankeittäjä
FrenchLoriot à tête noire, Loriot à ailes bleues, Loriot à tête noire occidental
GermanBlauflügelpirol, Dschungelpirol
ItalianOriolo occidentale, Rigogolo testanera occidentale
Japaneseキエリコウライウグイス
Kazakhкөкқанат мысықторғай
Lithuanianvakarinė juodagalvė volungė
Norwegianjungelpirol
Norwegian NynorskJungelpirol
Polishwilga kapturowa
Portuguesepapa-figos-de-cabeça-preta-ocidental, Papa figos de cabeca preta ocidental., papa-figos-de-cabeça-preta
RussianСинекрылая иволга, Гвинейская иволга
SerbianZapadna crnoglava vuga
Slovakvlha lesná
SpanishOropéndola de Cabeza Negra Oriental, Oropéndola cabecinegra
SwahiliKubwilu Domo-fupi
SwedishVästlig svarthuvudgylling, djungelgylling
TurkishBatı Afrika Kara Başlı Sarıasma
Ukrainianвивільга світлокрила