Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Description:

The name "oriole" was first used in the 18th century and is an adaptation of the scientific Latin genus name, which is derived from the Classical Latin "aureolus" meaning golden. Various forms of "oriole" have existed in Roman languages since the 12th and 13th centuries. They feed on insects and fruit. They build neat nests in tree forks and lay 3-6 eggs. Their call is a screech like a jay, but the song is a beautiful fluting weela-wee-ooo or or-iii-ole, unmistakable once heard. (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

The Eurasian Golden Oriole or simply Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) is the only member of the oriole family of passerine birds breeding in northern hemisphere temperate regions. It is a summer migrant in Europe and western Asia and spends the winter season in the central and southern Africa. (Wikipedia)

Notes:

I noticed three Oriols. They were playing in some trees. They are very, very shy, you hardly can take a photo of them.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

Cornel Apostol
Spotted by
Cornel Apostol

Ploiesti, Romania

Spotted on Aug 20, 2012
Submitted on Aug 20, 2012

Related Spottings

Golden Oriole Eurasian Golden Oriole Eurasian Golden Oriole Eurasian golden oriole

Nearby Spottings

Yellowhammer Small White Yellowhammer Grasshopper
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team