Oriolus kundoo
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) is a species of oriole found in the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. The species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Eurasian golden oriole, but is now considered a full species. Adults can be told apart from the Eurasian golden oriole by the black of the eye stripe extending behind the eye.
The Indian golden oriole was described by the English naturalist William Henry Sykes in 1832 and given the binomial name Oriolus kundoo. Although initially described as a separate species, the Indian golden oriole was usually treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian golden oriole. In 2005, the ornithologists Pamela Rasmussen and John Anderton in their Birds of South Asia decided to treat the two varieties as separate species based on the differences in morphology, plumage, calls and the fact that the two varieties do not intergrade. Support for this split was provided by a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010, and most ornithologists now treat the Indian golden oriole as a separate species. The race baltistanicus was judged by Charles Vaurie to be indistinguishable from the nominate subspecies and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabalpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Asansol | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bhubaneshwar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Durg | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Surat | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Bhopal | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Golden Oriole sighting in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 233 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Golden Oriole in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Royal Bardia National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 590 mm in July. August has too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Golden Oriole sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
10th of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Indian Golden Oriole sightings, Royal Bardia National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nagarhole National Park (India, about 30%), Periyar National Park (India, about 20%) and Keoladeo National Park (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Golden Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Bardia National Park (26 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.
