Black-tailed Oriole

Black-tailed Oriole

Oriolus percivali

Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

872 Verified sightings at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,504 In all 4 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-tailed Oriole

The mountain oriole (Oriolus percivali) is a bird species in the family Oriolidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests, Uganda and Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The mountain oriole has been considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of the black-headed oriole or the black-winged oriole. Alternate names for the mountain oriole include the black-tailed oriole, montane oriole and Percival's oriole, the last name after Arthur Blayney Percival. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:24

Kenya · 2024

© Peter Boesman · XC948318 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:20

Kenya · 2019

© Simon Gillings · XC467702 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:07

Kenya · 2020

© James Bradley · XC537723 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~40%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Oriole in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Oriole sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 872 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-tailed Oriole in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

March, May, July, October and December

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Oriole in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 30% in August and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-tailed Oriole?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-tailed Oriole sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the best place to see a Black-tailed Oriole?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-tailed Oriole sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 40%) and Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%).

Where does the Black-tailed Oriole sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-tailed Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (872 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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