Maroon oriole
{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Maroon oriole - Bird from Nepal by Krishna (107) - cropped.jpg
| image_caption = O. t. traillii (Nepal)
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Oriolus
| species = traillii
| authority = (Vigors, 1832)
| synonyms = * Pastor Traillii
}}
The maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
The maroon oriole was originally described in the genus Pastor. Along with the black, black-and-crimson and silver orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles.{{cite journal|title=Phylogeny and biogeography of Oriolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) |author=Jønsson, K.A. |author2=Bowie, R. C. K. |author3=Moyle, R. G. |author4=Irestedt, M. |author5=Christidis, L. |author6=Norman, J. A. |author7= Fjeldså, J. |name-list-style=amp|journal=Ecography |volume=33 |pages=232–241 |year= 2010 |issue=2 |doi=10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06167.x |doi-access=free |bibcode=2010Ecogr..33..232J |url=http://www.nrm.se/download/18.25ba04a21296cc434f980005871/J%25C3%25B6nsson%2Bet%2Bal%2BOriolidae.pdf}}
Four subspecies are recognized:{{Cite journal|title=IOC World Bird List 7.1 |journal=IOC World Bird List Datasets |url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/crossref |doi=10.14344/ioc.ml.7.1|doi-access=free}}
- O. t. traillii – (Vigors, 1832) occurs from the Himalayas to southern China, northern Indochina and northern Thailand
- O. t. ardens – (R. Swinhoe, 1862) occurs in Taiwan
- O. t. nigellicauda – (Swinhoe, 1870) occurs on Hainan
- O. t. robinsoni – Delacour, 1927 occurs in southern Indochina
Description
The maroon oriole has maroon and black plumage with a black head, neck and wings with a blueish beak. The females have slightly darker bodies and the juveniles have lighter bodies.{{Cite web| title = Taiwan Ecological Conservation| accessdate = 29 April 2011| url = http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/ecology/English/animals_e/LowAnimals_e/LowAnimals08_e.html}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The adult male is glossy crimson-maroon in color, with black head, neck and wings and a chestnut-maroon tail. The females and immature males have a greyish-white underpart with black streaks. Colouration varies somewhat across the range, with those in the Indian Subcontinent having duller colours and those in Southeast Asia having brighter colours, also tending to somewhat reddish tones.
Distribution and habitat
The maroon oriole is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. In India, it is found from Himachal Pradesh east to Arunachal Pradesh and the hills of Manipur.{{cite book|last1=Ali|first1=Salim|title=The Book of Indian Birds|date=1996|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=India|page=227}}
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Behavior and ecology
The maroon oriole lives alone or in pairs. The nesting season is from April to May. The nest is a deep massive cup of bast fibre that is bound with cobwebs. Both male and female birds share the parental duties.
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References
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Category:Birds of Eastern Himalaya
Category:Birds of Southeast Asia
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxa named by Nicholas Aylward Vigors
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