Green-headed oriole explained

The green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus), or montane oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in eastern Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:^[1]

• O. c. amani - Benson, 1946: Found in south-eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania
• O. c. chlorocephalus - Shelley, 1896: Found in Malawi and central Mozambique
• O. c. speculifer - Clancey, 1969: Found in southern Mozambique

Distribution and habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, dry lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Behaviour and ecology

They feed on fruit, seeds, nectar and insects or insect larvae.^[2]

Notes and References

1. IOC World Bird List 7.1. IOC World Bird List Datasets. 10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1. free.
2. Web site: Walther . B. . Jones . P. . Green-headed Oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus) . Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona . 2016 . 22 September 2016.