Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyOriolidae (Old World Orioles)
- GenusOriolus (Old World Orioles)
- SpeciesOriolus oriolus (Eurasian Golden Oriole)
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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Golden Oriole sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 277 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Great Tit
Parus major
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
📅 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 Eurasian Golden Oriole in Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Golden Oriole sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 277 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Golden Oriole in Sierra Nevada National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Golden Oriole in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.