Maroon Oriole

Oriolus traillii (Vigors, 1832)

Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii is a bird of the Oriolidae family in the Oriental Region of south-east Asia. It was described by Vigors in 1832. Its breeding range is given as south-east Asia. The species was first placed in Pastor. It is one of a group of red and black orioles that also includes the black, black-and-crimson and silver orioles. Four subspecies are recognised, with forms in the Himalayas, southern China, northern Indochina, northern Thailand, Taiwan, Hainan and southern Indochina.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Oriolidae — Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios

Breeding range

Oriental Region: se Asia