Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyOriolidae (Old World Orioles)
- GenusOriolus (Old World Orioles)
- SpeciesOriolus xanthornus (Black-hooded Oriole)
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. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-hooded Oriole sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 748 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis
Maroon Oriole
Oriolus traillii
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Ayeyarwady Bulbul
Pycnonotus blanfordi
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Pycnonotus finlaysoni
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Racket-tailed Treepie
Crypsirina temia
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Black-and-red Broadbill
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Great Iora
Aegithina lafresnayei
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-hooded Oriole in Cat Tien National Park?
About 58% of wildlife watchers report a Black-hooded Oriole sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 748 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-hooded Oriole in Cat Tien National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black-hooded Oriole in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.