Maroon oriole if you wait around 10 minutes, deep-forest which is more time than we often get to spend with a birds anyways. Do you know how much time Ive spent in the last couple weeks waiting for silent deep-forest - Maroon oriole bird. to call? Its not even funny. Scientific name: Oriolus traillii Rank: Species Higher classification: Oriolus The maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii) is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family, ranging across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Description It has maroon and black plumage with a black head, neck and wings with a blueish beak. The females have slightly darker bodies and the juveniles have lighter bodies. Colouration varies somewhat across the range, with those in the Indian Subcontinent having duller colours and those in Southeast Asia having brighter colours, also tending to somewhat reddish tones. Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae Genus: Oriolus Species: O. traillii Binomial name Oriolus traillii (Vigors, 1832) References BirdLife International (2012). Oriolus traillii. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Jump up ^ Taiwan Ecological Conservation. Retrieved 2011-04-29. . All Information credits goes to. Wikipedia - Sources . More Information. Check my website : . Exchangeable image file format (Exif) ƒ/4.0 500.0 mm 1/125 250 Flash (off, did not fire) . Location: Tropical Rainforest Chorla Ghat is a nature destination located on the intersection of the borders of Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It lies to the north-east of Panaji, Goa (about 50 kilometers by road). It is a part of the Western Ghats in the Sahyadri mountain range and is at an elevation of 800 meters. Chorla ghat boasts of a few rare species of wild-life such as the barred wolf snake (Lycodon striatus) in its sub-tropical forests. The Nature Conservation Facility has been established at Chorla Ghat to facilitate research and long term monitoring of the Western Ghats of the Sahyadris region and their biodiversity and is intended at providing a platform for ecologists and wildlife biologists by way of fully equipped field station for this area. . Photo Taken By. 2014 -- Photo Taken Time: . Like, if you agree. Comment, we all learn from each other! Share, always pass on a great message!
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