African Golden Oriole vs Dark-throated Oriole

Oriolus auratus compared with Oriolus xanthonotus

Key Differences

• African Golden Oriole is Least Concern while Dark-throated Oriole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Golden Oriole	Dark-throated Oriole
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Aves (पक्षी)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order same	Passeriformes (पासरीफ़ोर्मीज़)	Passeriformes (पासरीफ़ोर्मीज़)
Family same	Oriolidae	Oriolidae
Genus same	Oriolus	Oriolus
Species	Oriolus auratus	Oriolus xanthonotus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Golden Oriole and Dark-throated Oriole share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oriolus.

Conservation Status

African Golden Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Dark-throated Oriole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Golden Oriole	Dark-throated Oriole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Golden Oriole

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Dark-throated Oriole

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

African Golden Oriole

The African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) is a species in the genus Oriolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway