A photo of a Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo), male
Indian Golden Oriole, Male

Indian Golden Oriole

Oriolus kundoo

The Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) is a species of oriole found in the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. The species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Eurasian golden oriole, but is now considered a full species. Adults can be told apart from the Eurasian golden oriole by the black of the eye stripe extending behind the eye. The Indian golden oriole is very similar to the Eurasian golden oriole but has more yellow in the tail and has a paler shade of red in the iris and bill. The male has the black eye stripe extending behind the eye, a large carpal patch on the wing and wide yellow tips to the secondaries and tertiaries. The streaks on the underside of females is more sharp than in the females of the Eurasian golden oriole. The European species is larger with a wing length of 149–162 mm in adult males compared to 136–144 mm in O. kundoo. The wing formula is also different with primary 2 longer than 5 in O. oriolus while primary 5 is longer than 2 in O. kundoo.
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A photo of a Indian Golden Oriole photographed in  India
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SUBHI MAHAPATRA
Sunday 26 Feb 2023 - 3:51pm
India
A photo of a Indian Golden Oriole photographed in  India
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Shaila Nayak
Tuesday 31 Jan 2023 - 9:39am
India
A map showing the sighting location
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Arjun Cheyyur
Saturday 26 Nov 2022 - 7:34am
India
A map showing the sighting location
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Arjun Cheyyur
Saturday 26 Nov 2022 - 6:43am
India
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