Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Oriolidae |
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BTO Codes:
OL, GOLOR
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EURING No: 15080 | |
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Number in Britain:
6 pairs (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
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Subspecies:
oriolus recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
24 cm
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Wingspan: 46 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 68 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: aureolus=golden |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Europe, w Asia, WINTERS: Africa, India |
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Habitat:
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Deciduous woodland |
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Diet:
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Insects (esp large caterpillars) and berries, mainly in tops of trees |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
6 pairs
in 2005-09
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First Record:
Recorded in Medieval times
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Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP (2011) British Birds 104:476-537
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Conservation Status:
RED
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Recent Breeding Population Decline (1981-2007),
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
2.4 to 4.1 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
30 x 21 mm
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Egg Weight: 7.3 g (of which 5 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
1
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Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
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Incubation:
16- 17 days
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by the: Female (occ. Male) |
Fledging:
16 - 17days
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Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
29 Apr (20 Apr - 20 May)
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
10 years 1 months 1 days (set in 1996)
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
C (pulli D)
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Wing Length
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Adult: | Insufficient Data |
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| Male: | Insufficient Data | |
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Weight
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Adult: | Insufficient Data |
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| Seasonal: | Summer 67.74 ± 6.69 (N = 34) | |
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Other Names |
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| Eurasian Golden Oriole | |
| Gaelic: Buidheag-Eòrpach | Welsh: Euryn |
| Danish: Pirol | Dutch: Wielewaal |
| Finnish: Kuhankeittäjä | French: Loriot d´Europe |
| German: Pirole | Hungarian: Sárgarigó |
| Icelandic: Laufglói | Irish: Óiréal Órga |
| Italian: Rigogolo | Norwegian: Pirol |
| Polish: Wilga zwyczajna | Portuguese: Papa-figos |
| Spanish: Oropéndola | Swedish: Sommargylling |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead | |
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