Black-headed Oriole

Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Etosha National Park
3 Verified records at Etosha National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Africa and has a very striking appearance with a bright yellow body, contrasting black head and flesh-coloured beak. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-headed Oriole at Etosha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
40–50%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
7 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
9 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
10 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
15 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
16 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
18 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
19 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
22 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
23 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
24 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
25 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
26 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
27 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
28 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
29 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
31 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
32 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
36 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
37 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
38 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
39 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
40 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
41 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
42 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
43 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
44 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
45 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
46 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
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