Oriolus auratus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus), or African oriole, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara desert. It is a bird of thick bush and other well-wooded areas. The hanging basket-shaped nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. The food is insects and fruit, especially figs, found in the tree canopies where the orioles spend much of their time.
The name "oriole" was first recorded (in the Latin form oriolus) by Albertus Magnus in about 1250, and was stated to be onomatopoeic, from the song of the golden oriole. The New World orioles are similar in appearance to the Oriolidae, but are icterids unrelated to the Old World birds.
Found from Angola to central Mozambique The male is striking in the typical oriole black and yellow plumage, although the plumage is predominantly yellow... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 8 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 11 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 12 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 20 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 21 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 22 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Lilongwe | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 4 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Golden Oriole sighting in Abuja on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–June and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Golden Oriole in Abuja on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Golden Oriole sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate African Golden Oriole sightings, Abuja has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lusaka (Zambia, about 10%) and Lilongwe (Malawi, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the African Golden Oriole that you can see in Abuja (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 90%), African Thrush (about 90%) and Variable Sunbird (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Golden Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Abuja (24 verified sightings), 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.
