African Golden Oriole
Oriolus auratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyOriolidae (Old World Orioles)
- GenusOriolus (Old World Orioles)
- SpeciesOriolus auratus (African Golden Oriole)
The African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus), or African oriole, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara desert. It is a bird of thick bush and other well-wooded areas. The hanging basket-shaped nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. The food is insects and fruit, especially figs, found in the tree canopies where the orioles spend much of their time. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a African Golden Oriole sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
Green-headed Oriole
Oriolus chlorocephalus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 African Golden Oriole in Tsavo East National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a African Golden Oriole sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see African Golden Oriole in Tsavo East National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Golden Oriole in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.