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title: "Eurasian Golden Oriole"
description: "Oriolus oriolus — Uccelli. The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), also known as the common golden oriole, is a species of passerine bird, measuring approximately 24cm in length with a wingspan of 44-45cm, and the only Old World oriole breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eurasian-golden-oriole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eurasian Golden Oriole

> Oriolus oriolus — Uccelli. The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), also known as the common golden oriole, is a species of passerine bird, measuring approximately 24cm in length with a wingspan of 44-45cm, and the only Old World oriole breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions.

- Scientific name: *Oriolus oriolus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 16928
- Wikidata: [Q25388](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25388)
- iNaturalist taxon: [204556](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204556)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Golden Oriole
- de: Pirol
- es: Oropéndola europea
- fr: Loriot d'Europe
- nl: Wielewaal
- pt: Papa-figos
- pl: Wilga zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

RU (3995), FR (1480), ES (1212), DE (1142), IT (936), AT (631), UA (557), PL (375), PT (332), CH (323), HU (216), GR (193)

## Summary

The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), also known as the common golden oriole, is a species of passerine bird, measuring approximately 24cm in length with a wingspan of 44-45cm, and the only Old World oriole breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions. It is a summer migrant in Europe and the Palearctic and spends the winter season in central and southern Africa.

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

## Photo

![Eurasian Golden Oriole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-golden-oriole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172312870

## Machine access

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