African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus)
About the African Golden Oriole
The African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus), or African oriole, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara desert. It is a bird of thick bush and other well-wooded areas. The hanging basket-shaped nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. The food is insects and fruit, especially figs, found in the tree canopies where the orioles spend much of their time. The name "oriole" was first recorded (in the Latin form oriolus) by Albertus Magnus in about 1250, and was stated to be onomatopoeic, from the song of the golden oriole. The New World orioles are similar in appearance to the Oriolidae, but are icterids unrelated to the Old World birds. Two subspecies are recognized:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 50 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusrecording
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusrecording
- Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalusrecording
- Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoorecording
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatusrecording
- Timor OrioleOriolus melanotisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.