Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Oriolidae
Genus
Oriolus
eBird Code
abhori1

Vocalizations

Prince Molokomme · CC0_1_0
Jo Roberts · CC0_1_0
Ben Costamagna · CC_BY_4_0
flamelily · CC0_1_0
Ferncliffe forest wilding · CC_BY_4_0
agujaceratops · CC0_1_0
Sean Hartnett · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (5)

  • 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

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.