Oriolus nigripennis
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The black-winged oriole (Oriolus nigripennis) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Africa from Sierra Leone and Liberia to southern South Sudan, western Uganda, central Democratic Republic of Congo and north-western Angola.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Some authorities have considered the mountain oriole to be a subspecies of the black-winged oriole.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Oriole sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 280 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July and November–December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Oriole in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 40% in March and June, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-winged 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 4 parks where we can rate Black-winged Oriole sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 20%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-winged Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (280 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.
