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Yellow OrioleAlternate name(s): "Australasian Yellow Oriole", "Yellow-bellied Oriole", "Green Oriole", "Green Mulberry" ![]() Size: 26-28 cm Weight: 75-100 g |
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Photos |
Race "flavocinctus"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an adult Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, July 2013]
Frontal view of a Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Sanctuary Lakes Park, Palmerston, NT, March 2018]
Near-frontal view of a Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, May 2018]
Near-frontal view of a Yellow Oriole issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Darwin, NT, July 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, May 2018]
Close-up lateral portrait of a Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Botanical Gardens, Darwin, NT, September 2016]
Lateral view of a particularly dark-green Yellow Oriole
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, October 2018]
Lateral/ventral view of a Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, May 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
Dorsal view of a Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Sanctuary Lakes Park, Palmerston, NT, March 2018]
Dorsal view of a Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, July 2013]
Dorsal view of a Yellow Oriole
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
Ventral view of a Yellow Oriole stretching a wing
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Darwin, NT, March 2018]
Two distant shots of a Yellow Oriole in flight
[Fogg Dam,
NT, August 2014]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-frontal view of an immature Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Darwin, NT, May 2018]
Near-lateral view of an immature Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Darwin, NT, May 2018]
Near-dorsal view of an immature Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Darwin, NT, May 2018]
Dorsal view of an immature Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, May 2018]
Lateral view of an juvenile Yellow Oriole - note the dark bill
and heavily streaked front (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Pine Creek, NT, November 2017]
Near-dorsal view of an juvenile Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Darwin, NT, May 2018]
Race "tiwi"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an adult Yellow Oriole (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Maxwell Creek, Melville Island, off Darwin, NT, December 2016]
Lateral view of an adult Yellow Oriole seen preening
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Maxwell Creek, Melville Island, off Darwin, NT, December 2016]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of a fledgling Yellow Oriole
(photo courtesy of K. Ohlsen)
[Acacia Hills, NT, January 2017]
Race "kingi"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal/ventral view of an adult Yellow Oriole looking sideways
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Daintree NP, QLD, May 2022]
Near-lateral view of a Yellow Oriole issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Daintree River, QLD, December 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Yellow Oriole
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Daintree River, QLD, December 2018]
Race "flavotinctus"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Lateral view of a Yellow Oriole looking at the observer
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Musgrave Roadhouse, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Lateral view of a Yellow Oriole issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Musgrave Roadhouse, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Aug - Jan | Eggs: 2 - 3 | Incubation period: 18(?) days | Fledging age: 16 - 17(?) days |
The breeding season can be extended somewhat both ways, depending on the onset/end of the tropical wet season.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Suspended basket | Material: (Paper) bark fibre, vine tendrils, with softer lining | Height above ground: 2 - 15 m |
Yellow Oriole nest about 2 m off the ground (photo courtesy of K. Ohlsen)
[Acacia Hills, NT, January 2017]
View from above into a Yellow Oriole nest with 2 chicks
inside (photo courtesy of K. Ohlsen)
[Acacia Hills, NT, January 2017]
View from above into a Yellow Oriole nest with 2 chicks
inside (photo courtesy of K. Ohlsen)
[Acacia Hills, NT, January 2017]
Yellow Oriole nest in the foreground (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Daintree River, QLD, December 2018]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 33 x 23 mm | Colour: Off-white, with mid- to dark-brown speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Sedentary | Elementary unit: Solitary |
Yellow Oriole surveying the surroundings from a high perch
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
yloriol_20140818.m4a |
flavocinctus (Top End, NT) |
Contact call | © MD | |
yloriol_20140820.m4a |
flavocinctus (Top End, NT) |
Contact call | © MD | |
yloriol_20140817.m4a |
flavocinctus (Top End, NT) |
Contact call | © MD | |
yloriol_pb_20221122.mp3 |
flavocinctus (Darwin, NT) |
Contact call | © PB | |
yloriol_20140819_3.m4a |
flavocinctus (Darwin, NT) |
(Modified) contact call? | © MD | |
yloriol_pb_20180606_3.m4a |
flavocinctus (Darwin, NT) |
(Modified) contact call? | © PB | |
yloriol_pb_20180606.m4a |
flavocinctus (Darwin, NT) |
(Modified) contact calls?, Q&A | © PB | |
yloriol_pb_20200415.m4a |
flavocinctus (Darwin, NT) |
Going to roost | © PB | |
figbird_20140817_3.m4a |
flavocinctus (Darwin, NT) |
Q&A? (with Australasian Figbird) | © MD | |
yloriol_pb_20180606_4.m4a |
flavocinctus (Darwin, NT) |
Various | © PB | |
yloriol_20140819.m4a |
flavocinctus (Darwin, NT) |
? | © MD |
More Yellow Oriole sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.