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Olive-backed Oriole

A species of Old world orioles
Scientific name : Oriolus sagittatus Genus : Old world orioles

Olive-backed Oriole, A species of Old world orioles
Botanical name: Oriolus sagittatus
Genus: Old world orioles
Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) Photo By Duncan McCaskill , used under CC-BY-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

Not bright in colour, it is olive-backed with small dark streaks, with a light chest having black streaks. Females have cinnamon-edged wings and both sexes have reddish bills and eyes.
Size
28 cm
Feeding Habits
Olive-backed Oriole's diet comprises fruits, berries, seeds, arthropods, and occasionally nectar and bird nestlings. Forages solo or in groups, mainly in treetops, employing gleaning and aerial hunting techniques. Favors figs and may forage in orchards; unique in infrequently preying on honeyeater chicks.
Habitat
Olive-backed Oriole is a versatile species most commonly found in semi-open wooded areas such as eucalypt forests, paperbark woodlands, and native tree plantations. They are also present at the edges of rainforests, along rivers in savannas, in parks, gardens, and occasionally in mangroves. This bird tolerates drier climates but avoids desert regions. Its broader geographical habitat range spans tropical and subtropical regions, extending to temperate zones during breeding seasons.
Dite type
Frugivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird Feeder Type
Platform

Distribution Area

Where the green oriole specialises in damp, thickly vegetated habitats in the tropical far north, the olive-backed oriole is more versatile, preferring more open woodland environments, and tolerating drier climates (but not desert). While common to very common in the north, olive-backed orioles are less frequently seen in the south, but nevertheless reach as far as south-eastern South Australia. Their range is from the very north of Western Australia across the east and south coasts to Victoria and the corner of South Australia. Most birds breed during the tropical wet season, but some migrate south to breed in the southern summer.

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) Photo By Duncan McCaskill , used under CC-BY-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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