Maroon Oriole
Photo © Jagdish Singh Negi
Photo © Jagdish Singh Negi — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #149032320The maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Southeast Asia. == Taxonomy == The maroon oriole was originally described in the genus Pastor. Along with the black, black-and-crimson and silver orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles. Four subspecies are recognized: O. t. traillii – (Vigors, 1832) occurs from the Himalayas to southern China, northern Indochina and northern Thailand O. t. ardens – (R. Swinhoe, 1862) occurs in Taiwan O. t. nigellicauda – (Swinhoe, 1870) occurs on Hainan O. t. robinsoni – Delacour, 1927 occurs in southern Indochina == Description == The maroon oriole has maroon and black plumage with a black head, neck and wings with a blueish beak. The females have slightly darker bodies and the juveniles have lighter bodies. The adult male is glossy crimson-maroon in color, with black head, neck and wings and a chestnut-maroon tail. The females and immature males have a greyish-white underpart with black streaks. Colouration varies somewhat across the range, with those in the Indian Subcontinent having duller colours and those in Southeast Asia having brighter colours, also tending to somewhat reddish tones. == Distribution and habitat ==…
Langtang National Park
Helambu, Nepal
+364 birds+14 mammals
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Rangagarapathar, India
+298 birds+1 mammals
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Sakkyong, India
+290 birds+1 mammals
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Kohora, India
+422 birds+26 mammals
Dawn breaks over the floodplains of the Brahmaputra, where tall grasslands stretch endlessly beneath monsoon-heavy skies. This sprawling wilderness of northeastern Assam is a mosaic of…
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Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, China
+173 birds+2 mammals
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VIEW NATURE RESERVEGaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, China
+443 birds+13 mammals
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