Tanimbar Oriole (Oriolus decipiens)
About the Tanimbar Oriole
The Tanimbar oriole (Oriolus decipiens) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Tanimbar Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Until 2008, the Tanimbar oriole was classified as a subspecies of the black-eared oriole. Some authorities have not yet recognized this split and classification of Tanimbar oriole as a distinct species in its own right. Rheindt, F.E., and R.O. Hutchinson. 2007. A photoshot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (southern Moluccas). BirdingASIA 7: 18–38.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-ND · 6 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 Indonesia 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.