Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
Woodland. Black head and throat; pink bill; rest yellow except black primaries; green upper tail.
Orioles
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. Distinguished by black head and pink bill; cf. [Southern Masked-Weaver] and [Lesser Masked-Weaver], which are smaller with black bills. Sexes are alike; immature as illustrated. The usual call is a loud, liquid ‘pheeoo’ but it also utters a ‘churr’ alarm call. Singly or in pairs in moist, well-developed woodland or mixed bushveld, riverine forests and exotic trees. A noisy, conspicuous species. It is absent from the dry central and western regions.
Quick Facts
Size
25 cm - M
Names
A: Swartkopwielewaal
Z: usibo
Ss: Lehlokoloko-Hlohontsho
G: Maskenpirol
Bird Family
Medium-sized family of birds, with brightly coloured, predominantly yellow plumage and longish pink bills. Their diet is omnivorous, but consists primarily of insects and fruit; they feed mostly in the canopies of large trees. Their call is clear and liquid-sounding.
Distribution
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Behaviour
Breeding
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