Oriolus flavocinctus
(Yellow oriole)
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FAMILY |
Oriolidae |
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Species |
Oriolus flavocinctus |
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Common name |
Yellow oriole |
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Main colour |
Yellow-green |
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Distinctive feature |
Yellow-green colour with reddish-brown eye, 25-30 cm long |
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Campus |
Cairns |
Description
This bird frequents rainforests, wet sclerophyll and dry rainforest thickets where its colouring blends with the foliage. Nests are cup-shaped built from strips of bark and vines and usually slung between a couple of branches in the canopy. Head, chest and underparts are yellow-green/ olive-green in colour, wings are much darker and the feathers are white-tipped; tail feathers are dark olive-green with a darker section in the centre and are white-tipped. Legs and feet dark grey, eyes reddish-brown, bill orange.
