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Black-and-crimson oriole

Black-and-crimson oriole
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Species: O. cruentus
Binomial name
Oriolus cruentus
(Wagler, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Leptopteryx cruenta

The black-and-crimson oriole (Oriolus cruentus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.

It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The black-and-crimson oriole was originally described in the genus Leptopteryx (a synonym for Artamella). Along with the black, maroon and silver orioles, it belongs to a clade of red and black orioles. Alternate names for the black-and-crimson oriole include the black-crimson oriole and crimson-breasted oriole.

Four subspecies are recognized:



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