African Golden Oriole
Oriolus auratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyOriolidae (Old World Orioles)
- GenusOriolus (Old World Orioles)
- SpeciesOriolus auratus (African Golden Oriole)
The African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus), or African oriole, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara desert. It is a bird of thick bush and other well-wooded areas. The hanging basket-shaped nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. The food is insects and fruit, especially figs, found in the tree canopies where the orioles spend much of their time. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a African Golden Oriole sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris superciliaris
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis chloropterus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 African Golden Oriole in Mikumi National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a African Golden Oriole sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see African Golden Oriole in Mikumi National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for African Golden Oriole in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.