Black-winged Oriole
Oriolus nigripennis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyOriolidae (Old World Orioles)
- GenusOriolus (Old World Orioles)
- SpeciesOriolus nigripennis (Black-winged Oriole)
The black-winged oriole (Oriolus nigripennis) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Africa from Sierra Leone and Liberia to southern South Sudan, western Uganda, central Democratic Republic of Congo and north-western Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Some authorities have considered the mountain oriole to be a subspecies of the black-winged oriole. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Oriole sighting in Taï National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
Western Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
White-tailed Alethe
Alethe diademata
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
White-throated Blue Swallow
Hirundo nigrita
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
Red-billed Helmetshrike
Prionops caniceps
Shining Drongo
Dicrurus atripennis
Velvet-mantled Drongo
Dicrurus modestus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Black-winged Oriole are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-winged Oriole in Taï National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Oriole sighting in Taï National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Oriole in Taï National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Oriole in Taï National Park in our monthly data.