Birds Thru My Eyes : MALAYSIA: Black-naped Oriole

Wednesday 5 November 2014

Black-naped Oriole

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Oriolidae (Orioles)

Black-naped Oriole

Oriolus chinensis

黑枕黄鹂 (hēi-zhěn huáng-lí)

Malay : Kunyit Besar

Japanese : コウライウグイス (kōrai uguisu)

Kanji 日語漢字 : 高麗鴬

Size : 23-28 cm, 65-100 g

Subspecies and Distribution

Oriolus chinensis diffusus (Sharpe, 1877)
– breeds SE Russia (Amurland), Korea and S throughout E half of China (E from W Sichuan and Yunnan) to Hainan, also SW Myanmar, N Laos and Taiwan; non-breeding mainly India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and S Indochina.
Oriolus chinensis andamanensis (Beavan, 1867)
– Andaman Is.
Oriolus chinensis macrourus (Blyth, 1846)
– Nicobar Is.
Oriolus chinensis maculatus (Vieillot, 1817)
– extreme S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, mainland Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung, Java and Bali.
Oriolus chinensis mundus (Richmond, 1903)
– Simeulue and Nias, off W Sumatra.
Oriolus chinensis richmondi (Oberholser, 1912)
– Siberut and Pagai Is, off W Sumatra.
Oriolus chinensis sipora (Chasen & Kloss, 1926)
– Sipura, off W Sumatra.
Oriolus chinensis lamprochryseus (Oberholser, 1917)
– Karamian and Masalembu Is, in E Java Sea.
Oriolus chinensis insularis (Vorderman, 1893)
– Sapudi, Raas and Kangean Is, in Bali Sea.
Oriolus chinensis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
– N & W Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan and surrounding smaller islands).
Oriolus chinensis yamamurae (Nagamichi Kuroda, 1927)
– C & S Philippines (Tablas, Romblon, Sibuyan, Masbate, Panay, Samar, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Basilan, Mindanao and surrounding smaller islands).
Oriolus chinensis suluensis (Sharpe, 1877)
– Sulu Archipelago (S from West Bolod and East Bolod), in SW Philippines.
Oriolus chinensis melanisticus (A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1894)
– Talaud Is (Karakelong, Salibabu, Kaburuang), S of Philippines.
Oriolus chinensis sangirensis (A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1898)
– N Sangir Archipelago (Sangir I, Tabukan I), N of Sulawesi.
Oriolus chinensis formosus (Cabanis, 1872)
– S Sangir Archipelago (islands of Siau, Tahulandang, Ruang, Biaro) and Mayu I (E of NE Sulawesi).
Oriolus chinensis celebensis (Walden, 1872)
– Sulawesi and surrounding islands (Talisei, Bangka, Lembeh, Kabaena, Muna, Butung, Tanakeke), including Togian Is.
Oriolus chinensis stresemanni (Neumann, 1939)
– Peleng (in Banggai Archipelago).
Oriolus chinensis frontalis (Wallace, 1863)
– Taliabu (in Sula Archipelago).
Oriolus chinensis boneratensis (A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1896)
– islands in Flores Sea (Kayuadi, Tanahjampea, Kalao, Bonerate, Kalaotoa, Madu), and Tukangbesi Is (in W Banda Sea).
Oriolus chinensis broderipi (Bonaparte, 1850)
– Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, Rinca, Sumba, Flores, Paloe, Besar, Lembata, Pantar, Alor).