Wildlifeof Vietnam
Maroon Oriole
Crows, Drongos, Orioles & Shrikes
Photo: (c) Piyush Marwadi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Oriolus traillii
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Wild figs, berries, insects and nectar
Habitat
Forest; nest is a deep cup of bast fibre bound with cobwebs
Range
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam; in India from Himachal Pradesh east to Arunachal Pradesh and the hills of Manipur
Size
25–28cm
The maroon oriole is 25–28 cm long. The adult male is glossy crimson-maroon with a black head, neck and wings and a chestnut-maroon tail, with a bluish bill; females and immature males have greyish-white underparts with black streaks. Colours vary across the range, duller in the Indian subcontinent and brighter and more reddish in Southeast Asia (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam; in India it ranges from Himachal Pradesh east to Arunachal Pradesh and the hills of Manipur. The nesting season is April to May, and it eats wild figs, berries, insects and nectar. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident and local migrant of forest with a Moderate range of about 128,000 km² and inconclusive trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Maroon Oriole eat?
- Wild figs, berries, insects and nectar
- What habitat does the Maroon Oriole live in?
- Forest; nest is a deep cup of bast fibre bound with cobwebs
- Where is the Maroon Oriole found?
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam; in India from Himachal Pradesh east to Arunachal Pradesh and the hills of Manipur
- How big is the Maroon Oriole?
- 25–28cm