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title: "Black-hooded Oriole"
description: "Oriolus xanthornus — Uccelli. The black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-hooded-oriole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Black-hooded Oriole

> Oriolus xanthornus — Uccelli. The black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia.

- Scientific name: *Oriolus xanthornus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 4193
- Wikidata: [Q653246](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653246)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7875](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7875)

## Names

- en: Black-hooded Oriole
- de: Schwarzkopfpirol
- es: Oropéndola encapuchada
- fr: Loriot à capuchon noir
- nl: Zwartkopwielewaal
- pl: Wilga złotogrzbieta

## Countries with the most observations

IN (2223), LK (750), TH (198), VN (181), NP (136), BD (115), KH (21), CN (20), MM (12), BT (9)

## Summary

The black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia.
It is a bird of open woodland and cultivation. The nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. Its food is insects and fruit, especially figs, found in the tree canopies where they spend much of their time.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: savija · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99855959

## Machine access

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