Oriolus

Orioles are colourful Old World passerine birds in the genus Oriolus, the namesake of the corvoidean family Oriolidae. They are not related to the New World orioles, which are icterids (family Icteridae) and, belonging to the superfamily Passeroidea songbirds, are quite unrelated to the true orioles.

The orioles are a mainly tropical group, although one species (Eurasian Golden Oriole, O. oriolus) breeds in temperate regions.

Species in taxonomic order
The phylogenetic relationshsips of the genus Oriolus have been well established.


 * Brown Oriole, Oriolus szalayi
 * Olive-brown Oriole, Oriolus melanotis
 * Green Oriole, Oriolus flavocinctus
 * Olive-backed Oriole or White-bellied Oriole, Oriolus sagittattus
 * Dusky-brown Oriole, Oriolus phaeochromus
 * Grey-collared Oriole, Oriolus forsteni
 * Black-eared Oriole, Oriolus bouroensis
 * Tanimbar Oriole, Oriolus decipiens
 * Dark-throated Oriole, Oriolus xanthonotus
 * Philippine Oriole, Oriolus steerii
 * White-lored Oriole, Oriolus albiloris
 * Isabela Oriole, Oriolus isabellae
 * Black-and-crimson Oriole, Oriolus cruentus
 * Black Oriole, Oriolus hosii
 * Maroon Oriole, Oriolus traillii
 * Silver Oriole, Oriolus mellianus
 * Black-hooded Oriole, Oriolus xanthornus
 * Green-headed Oriole, Oriolus chlorocephalus
 * Western Oriole, Oriolus brachyrhynchus
 * Sao Tome Oriole, Oriolus crassirostris
 * Ethiopian Oriole,  Oriolus monacha
 * Black-headed Oriole, Oriolus larvatus
 * Black-winged Oriole, Oriolus nigripennis
 * Mountain Oriole, Oriolus percivali
 * African Golden Oriole, Oriolus auratus
 * Sunda Golden Oriole, Oriolus maculatus
 * Asian Golden Oriole, Oriolus diffusus
 * Black-naped Oriole, Oriolus chinensis
 * Slender-billed Oriole, Oriolus tenuirostris
 * Eurasian Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus
 * Indian Golden Oriole, Oriolus kundoo

An unidentified oriole was heard on May 14, 1994, at 1,000 meters ASL south of the summit of Camiguin in the Philippines, where the genus was not previously known to occur. It might have been an undescribed taxon, or simply a vagrant of a known species.