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Oriolus chinensis
The Black-naped Oriole is medium sized and overall golden with a strong pinkish bill and a broad black mask and nape. The adult male has the central tail feathers tipped yellow and the lateral ones are more broadly yellow. The female has the mantle colour more greenish or olive. The juvenile has a streaked underside. The nestling has dull greenish with brown streaks. The head and nape are more yellowish and the undertail coverts are yellow. Several variations exist in the populations that have been separated as subspecies. (Wikipedia)
Tropicarium Budapest In the wilde: The Black-naped Oriole is found in forests, gardens and plantations. Subspecies diffusus breeds in eastern Siberia, Ussuriland, northeastern China, Korea and northern Vietnam and winters in Thailand, Burma and parts of India. (Wikipedia)
Thanks Liam and Mekk for the ID suggestions. I' pretty sure now that this bird is a Black-naped Oriole. The bill is pink and is stouter than in the Golden Oriole.
Thanks for all the effort from all of you who helped me to find the ID.
@Gordon,
its the same bird. I think it is just the angle how the picture was taken what may confuse the eyes. Thanks for all your help. I try further to find the ID.
There appears to be some variation in the black on the face of this bird (multiple birds?). For instance, in the first photo it almost appears that the bird has a black cap and the eye isn't involved. In the third photo, it's not a cap and the eye is involved, so my guess of European Golden Oriole is based primarily on the third photo. Interesting discussion. I'll be interested in how it turns out.
I'm not sure. Captive birds can come from anywhere and there may be similar looking birds on different continents. As a result, without knowing where the bird is originally from, it may be hard to pin it down. Still, it is a rather distinctive looking bird and looks very much like a golden oriole, but I'm just guessing. I'm not familiar with European or Australian birds. However, if Danielle can't find it in her Australian guidebook, I think we can safely cross off Australia as a possibility. A very neat bird nonetheless.
Thanks. It looks really very similar. The pecker looks a bit different. Do you think it does not change the typ?
Possibly a European Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Go... for more information and particularly the photos at the bottom of the page.
Thank you Daniele. Now we could narrow it down :-) to Asia, Africa or South America. Maybe someone of the community may help to find the ID.
If it can help to narrow it down Saarbrigger it doesn't seem to be in my field guide to Australian birds...
Spotted on Jul 10, 2011
Submitted on Jul 17, 2011
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