Ventriloquial Oriole
Ventriloquial Oriole (<em>Oriolus consobrinus</em>) is a species of Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios (<em>Oriolidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Ventriloquial Oriole (Oriolus consobrinus) is a species of Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios (Oriolidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Oriolus; binomial: Oriolus consobrinus; authority: Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1880.
Distribution
Breeding range: the Oriental Region.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Ventriloquial Oriole O. consobrinus (including persuasus) is split from Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus based on genomic analysis and differences in morphometrics, plumage and bioacoustics (Rheindt et al. 2022).
