Passeriformes / Oriolidae / Oriolus

Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Oriolus larvatus angolensis

Angola to Namibia and Zambia
Oriolus larvatus larvatus

eastern South Africa, Mozambique, and southern Zimbabwe
Oriolus larvatus reichenowi

coastal southern Somalia to central Tanzania
Oriolus larvatus rolleti

Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi (?), and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Oriolus larvatus tibicen

coastal southern Tanzania southward to coastal southern Mozambique

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.