Wildlifeof India
Black-naped Oriole
Crows, Drongos, Orioles & Shrikes
Photo: Michael Berardozzi (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Oriolus chinensis
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and nectar
Habitat
Forest and plantation; nests often near a black drongo's nest
Range
Many parts of Asia; the eastern Siberian to Korea and Japan breeding race winters widely across India; Andaman and Nicobar populations are resident
Clutch size
2–3 salmon-pink eggs with reddish spots
The black-naped oriole is a medium-sized, overall golden oriole with a strong pinkish bill and a broad black mask and nape. Unlike the Indian golden oriole, whose eye-stripe is short and narrow, its stripe broadens and joins at the back of the neck. The slender-billed oriole was once included as a subspecies. The usual call is a nasal niee or myaa, and the song a fluty iwee wee wee-leeow (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in many parts of Asia. The subspecies diffusus breeds in eastern Siberia, Ussuriland, north-eastern China, Korea, Japan and northern Vietnam and is widespread across India in winter, mainly in the north-east and the peninsula, while the Andaman and Nicobar populations are resident and have different calls. Two or three nests may be built by the female before one is chosen, often close to a black drongo's nest, and two or three eggs are laid. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a winter migrant of forest and plantation with a Large range and stable trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Black-naped Oriole eat?
- Fruit and nectar
- What habitat does the Black-naped Oriole live in?
- Forest and plantation; nests often near a black drongo's nest
- Where is the Black-naped Oriole found?
- Many parts of Asia; the eastern Siberian to Korea and Japan breeding race winters widely across India; Andaman and Nicobar populations are resident
- How many eggs does the Black-naped Oriole lay?
- 2–3 salmon-pink eggs with reddish spots