Eurasian golden oriole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian golden oriole lives – recorded in 59 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oriolus oriolus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	59 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	7.3 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Oriolidae

Where does the Eurasian golden oriole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian golden oriole in 59 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian golden oriole?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian golden oriole: mass 7.3 g (birth weight).

Is the Eurasian golden oriole endangered?

The Eurasian golden oriole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian golden oriole?

The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Oriolidae, genus Oriolus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian golden oriole

The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), also known as the common golden oriole, is a species of passerine bird, measuring approximately 24cm in length with a wingspan of 44-45cm, and the only Old World oriole breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions. It is a summer migrant in Europe and the Palearctic and spends the winter season in central and southern Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian golden oriole (revision 1375551317), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25388 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).