The Eurasian golden oriole is a passerine about 24 centimetres long with a wingspan of 44 to 45 centimetres, the only Old World oriole that breeds in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. It is a summer migrant across Europe and the Palearctic that winters in central and southern Africa, and its breeding range runs from western Europe and Scandinavia east to China. Males show the bold black and yellow plumage typical of orioles while females are a more subdued green, and despite the male's bright colour the species is elusive, keeping largely to the forest canopy. It once bred in Great Britain, where the last confirmed breeding was in East Anglia in 2009, and during autumn migration through the eastern Mediterranean it feeds on fruit and is sometimes considered an agricultural pest. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Eurasian golden oriole (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Eurasian golden oriole (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Males show the bold black and yellow plumage typical of orioles while females are a more subdued green, and despite the male's bright colour the species is elusive, keeping largely to the forest canopy.
Distribution and habitat section
During the autumn migration they migrate via the Eastern Mediterranean where they feed on fruit; they are often considered a pest in this region because of this. They formerly bred in Great Britain; the last confirmed breeding was in 2009 in East Anglia.
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In Biome: Temperate Coniferous Forest, Distribution and habitat
In Western Europe they prefer open broadleaf forests and plantations, copses, riverine forests, orchards, large gardens; in Eastern Europe they may inhabit more continuous forests as well as mixed or coniferous forests.
View the Source3. Eurasian golden oriole (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q25388 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Oriolidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Oriolus oriolus
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