Black-winged Oriole

Black-winged Oriole

Oriolus nigripennis

Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Taï National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

9 Verified sightings at Taï National Park From 2019 to 2026
24 In all 3 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-winged Oriole

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. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:14

Guinea · 2023

© Marc Languy · XC783918 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:33

Ghana · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC719348 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Uncertain0:21

Gabon · 2021

© BurBenj · XC681709 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~20%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-winged Oriole in Taï National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Oriole sighting in Taï National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 74 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

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.

Is Taï National Park the best place to see a Black-winged Oriole?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-winged Oriole sightings, Taï National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Semuliki National Park (Uganda, under 5%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, under 5%).

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-winged Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Taï National Park (9 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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