Maroon Oriole Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Oriolus traillii
Family : Oriolidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Evergreen forest
Description : The maroon oriole is a bird with maroon and black plumage, a black head, neck, and wings, and a blueish beak. Adult males have a glossy crimson-maroon color, while females and immature males have a greyish-white underpart with black streaks. Coloration can vary across the range, with individuals in the Indian Subcontinent having duller colors and those in Southeast Asia having brighter colors with reddish tones. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The maroon oriole is a solitary or pair-living bird species that breeds between April and May. During this time, they construct a deep, sizeable cup-shaped nest made of bast fibre and bound with cobwebs. Parental responsibilities are shared equally between male and female birds. The maroon oriole's diet consists of wild figs, berries, insects, and nectar.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Dicrurus paradiseus
(Greater Racquet‑tailed Drongo) -
Oriolus kundoo
(Indian Golden Oriole) -
Dendrocitta vagabunda
(Rufous Treepie) -
Aegithina tiphia
(Common Iora) -
Dicrurus caerulescens
(White-bellied Drongo) -
Pachycephala cinerea
(Mangrove Whistler) -
Lalage melaschistos
(Black‑winged Cuckoo-shrike) -
Dicrurus hottentotus
(Hair‑crested Drongo) -
Corvus macrorhynchos
(Large‑billed Crow) -
Lanius excubitor
(Great Grey Shrike)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Hiyashi Haka (www.inaturalist.org/people/Hiyashi Haka ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Ding Li Yongmore information, please contact us.
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Hiyashi Haka (www.inaturalist.org/people/Hiyashi Haka ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Ding Li Yongmore information, please contact us.