Oriolus chinensis
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The black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis) is a passerine bird in the oriole family that is found in many parts of Asia. There are several distinctive populations within the wide distribution range of this species and in the past the slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris) was included as a subspecies. Unlike the Indian golden oriole which only has a short and narrow eye-stripe, the black-naped oriole has the stripe broadening and joining at the back of the neck. Males and females are very similar although the wing lining of the female is more greenish. The bill is pink and is stouter than in the golden oriole.
In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the black-naped oriole in his Ornithologie based on a specimen that he mistakenly believed had been collected in the former French colony of Cochinchina in what is now southern Vietnam. He used the French name Le loriot de la Cochinchine and the Latin Oriolus Cochinsinensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 4 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 6 | Bandar Lampung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kaohsiung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 9 | Bhubaneshwar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Jinhua | 🇨🇳 China |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 3 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Minnesota Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Taipei Zoo | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Chiba Zoological Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 10 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 11 | Gembira Loka Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | London Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 13 | Bandung Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 15 | Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 16 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 17 | Penang Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 18 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 19 | Lembang Park & Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-naped Oriole sighting in Thiruvananthapuram on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 109th most-seen of the 174 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-naped Oriole in Thiruvananthapuram on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. Those are among Thiruvananthapuram's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in October.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-naped Oriole sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
39th of 50
Of the 50 cities where we can rate Black-naped Oriole sightings, Thiruvananthapuram ranks 39th at under 5%. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 70%), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 60%) and Manila (Philippines, about 50%).
Same genus: Oriolus
The closest relatives of the Black-naped Oriole that you can see in Thiruvananthapuram (genus Oriolus, Old World Orioles) are Indian Golden Oriole (about 20%) and Black-hooded Oriole (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-naped Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Thiruvananthapuram (37 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.
