Family Oriolidae - Old World Orioles
Black-hooded Oriole in Kaziranga National Park Assam, India
The Old World orioles (Oriolidae) are an Old World family of passerine birds. The family contains 41 species which are divided in 4 genera. The family includes two extinct species from New Zealand that are placed in the genus Turnagra.
The family Oriolidae comprises the piopios, figbirds, pitohuis and the Old World orioles. The piopios were added 2011, having been formerly placed in the family Turnagridae. Several other genera have been proposed to split up the genus Oriolus. For example, the African black-headed species are sometimes placed in a separate genus, Baruffius. The family Oriolidae is not related to the New World orioles, despite their similar size, diet, behaviour and contrasting plumage patterns. Rather, these similarities are an example of convergent evolution.
Dark-throated Oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus) Krung Chin Khao Luang NP Thailand
Black-napped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) Rama 9 Park Bangkok
Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) Kaziranga NP India & Many locations in Thailand
Eastern Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus larvatus) Kruger NP South Africa
Slender-billed Oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris) Doi Inthanon NP Chiang Mai
Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Lake Baikal Selenga Delta Russia