Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyOriolidae (Old World Orioles)
- GenusOriolus (Old World Orioles)
- SpeciesOriolus oriolus (Eurasian Golden Oriole)
The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), also known as the common golden oriole, is a species of passerine bird, measuring approximately 24cm in length with a wingspan of 44-45cm, and the only Old World oriole breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions. It is a summer migrant in Europe and the Palearctic and spends the winter season in central and southern Africa. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Golden Oriole sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gauja National Park
Great Tit
Parus major
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Golden Oriole in Gauja National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Golden Oriole sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Golden Oriole in Gauja National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Golden Oriole in Gauja National Park in our monthly data.