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EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE

Oriolus oriolus

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It is a bright golden yellow bird with black color in wings and tail. It has conspicuous black streak through the eye. The female is duller and greener. It can be seen singly or in pairs among leafy trees in wooded country. It is arboreal .It feeds on insects, banyan and peepal figs and other fruits and berries .Its nesting season is from April to July. Its nest is beautifully woven deep cup of grass and basked fibres bound with cobweb, suspended hammock wise in four of leafy twig 4-10m up. Its eggs are white in color and spotted with black or reddish brown.

Where to look for in IIT?

Trees during March to May (migratory).


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