Wildlifeof Thailand
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolidae
Photo: Michael Berardozzi (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Oriolus chinensis
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and nectar
Habitat
Forest and plantation; nests often near a black drongo's nest
Range
Many parts of Asia
Clutch size
2–3 salmon-pink eggs with reddish spots
The black-naped oriole is a medium-sized, overall golden oriole with a strong pinkish bill and a broad black mask and nape. Unlike the Indian golden oriole, whose eye-stripe is short and narrow, its stripe broadens and joins at the back of the neck. The slender-billed oriole was once included as a subspecies. The usual call is a nasal niee or myaa, and the song a fluty iwee wee wee-leeow (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in many parts of Asia. The subspecies diffusus breeds in eastern Siberia, Ussuriland, north-eastern China, Korea, Japan and northern Vietnam and winters widely to the south. Two or three nests may be built by the female before one is chosen, often close to a black drongo's nest, and two or three eggs are laid (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Black-naped Oriole eat?
- Fruit and nectar
- What habitat does the Black-naped Oriole live in?
- Forest and plantation; nests often near a black drongo's nest
- Where is the Black-naped Oriole found?
- Many parts of Asia
- How many eggs does the Black-naped Oriole lay?
- 2–3 salmon-pink eggs with reddish spots