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GOLDEN ORIOLE
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| Characteristics: |
24 cm long and weighs between 68 and 75 g. The male is striking with a magnificent yellow plumage, black wings and black tail tipped with yellow edges. A wide black stripe runs between its eye and its reddish beak. The female has an inconspicuous colouring. Her back is greenish while the underpart is whitish-greenish with rows of darker streaks. Her wings and tail are dark green and the tail is edged with yellow. Like the male's, her beak is a reddish colour.
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| Call: |
Golden Orioles are given away by the resonant and loud fluting strophes of its song that sounds like whela-wheeloo. When excited, the bird can be heard making raw and raspy calls.
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| Habitat: |
The Golden Oriole inhabits deciduous forests in the lowlands as well as parks with large tree populations.
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| Distribution: |
This species is a summer visitor to Central and Southern
Europe Arriving in May and departing in September. In Britain it is a
very rare and localised breeding species. |
| Biology: |
The Golden Oriole feeds on insects and their larvae and berries. Its nest is elaborately woven together and suspended in tree forks that have grown horizontally. The female lays between 3 and 4 eggs with a whitish-pink background and fine brown or black speckles. One brood a year; clutches from mid-May.
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