African Golden Oriole vs Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus compared with Oriolus oriolus

Key Differences

• African Golden Oriole is Least Concern while Eurasian Golden Oriole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Golden Oriole	Eurasian Golden Oriole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (burung)	Aves (burung)
Order same	Passeriformes (burung pengicau)	Passeriformes (burung pengicau)
Family same	Oriolidae	Oriolidae
Genus same	Oriolus	Oriolus
Species	Oriolus auratus	Oriolus oriolus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Golden Oriole and Eurasian Golden Oriole share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oriolus.

Conservation Status

African Golden Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Golden Oriole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Golden Oriole	Eurasian Golden 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.

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway