BLACK-HOODED ORIOLE (Oriolus
xanthornus) is a member of the oriole family of passerine birdsand is a resident
breeder in tropical southern Asiafrom India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia.
It is a bird of open woodland and cultivation. Thenest 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.
The male is striking, with the typical oriole black and yellow
coloration. The plumage is predominantly yellow, with a solid black hood, and
black also in the wings and tail centre.
The female Black-hooded Oriole is a drabber bird with greenish
underparts, but still has the black hood. Young birds are like the female, but
have dark streaking on the underparts, and their hood is not solidly black,
especially on the throat.
The black head of this species is an obvious distinction from Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus,
which is a summer visitor to northern India. Orioles can be shy, and even the
male may be difficult to see in the dappled yellow and green leaves of the
canopy.
The Black-hooded Oriole's flight is somewhat like a thrush, strong and direct with some shallow dips over longer distances.[INFO:WIKIPEDIA]
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