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title: "Black-headed Oriole"
description: "Oriolus larvatus — Birds. The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-headed-oriole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-headed Oriole

> Oriolus larvatus — Birds. The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.

- Scientific name: *Oriolus larvatus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 3054
- Wikidata: [Q1589193](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1589193)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7876](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7876)

## Names

- en: Black-headed Oriole
- de: Maskenpirol
- es: Oropéndola Enmascarado
- fr: Loriot masqué
- nl: Maskerwielewaal
- pt: Papa-figos-de-cabeça-preta
- pl: Wilga czarnogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2158), KE (210), BW (93), ZW (76), TZ (75), MW (48), MZ (40), ZM (39), SZ (31), ET (22), AO (17), NA (15)

## Summary

The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Africa and has a very striking appearance with a bright yellow body, contrasting black head and flesh-coloured beak.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_oriole

## Photo

![Black-headed Oriole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-headed-oriole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jonathan Whitaker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55249505

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-headed-oriole?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).