Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
Aves › Passeriformes › Oriolidae › Oriolus
Conservation status: least_concern
The Eurasian Golden Oriole is a striking songbird with brilliant golden-yellow plumage and jet-black wings that make it unmistakable among European birds, though it stays hidden in leafy treetops where its loud, flute-like song is often heard before it's seen. This migratory species arrives in Europe each spring from African wintering grounds and favors open woodlands and parks where it feeds on insects and fruit high in the canopy.
How To Identify
A small to medium-sized passerine with intensely bright yellow and orange coloration on the male. Females are more muted in color but retain a characteristic streaking pattern.
Habitat
The Eurasian Golden Oriole lives in mature broadleaved woodland and riverside poplars.
Behaviour
The Eurasian Golden Oriole exhibits a fluty whistled song and builds a hammock nest woven between forked twigs.
Native Range
The Eurasian golden oriole is native to western Europe and Scandinavia east to China.
Did You Know?
Despite its brilliant yellow plumage, it hides in the canopy so well it is far more often heard than seen.
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