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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Golden Oriole sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 239 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
African Golden Oriole
Oriolus auratus
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 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 Tsavo East National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Golden Oriole sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 239 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Golden Oriole in Tsavo East National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Golden Oriole in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.