| Oriolus | |
|---|---|
 Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Oriolidae |
| Genus | Oriolus |
Oriolus is a genus of colorful Old World orioles. They are not related to the New World orioles, which are icterids (family Icteridae) and, belong to the superfamily Passeroidea.
The orioles are a mainly tropical group, although one species (Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus) breeds in temperate regions.
Species in Taxonomic Order[]
The phylogenetic relationships of the genus Oriolus have been well established.
Clade I Black-eared Oriole (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) (Oriolus bouroensis) Tanimbar Oriole (PL Sclater, 1883) (Oriolus decipiens) Green Oriole (King, 1826) (Oriolus flavocinctus) Grey-collared Oriole (Bonaparte, 1850) (Oriolus forsteni) Olive-brown Oriole (Bonaparte, 1850) (Oriolus melanotis) Dusky-brown Oriole (GR Gray, 1860) (Oriolus phaeochromus) Olive-backed Oriole (Latham, 1801) (Oriolus sagittatus) Brown Oriole (Madarász, 1900) (Oriolus szalayi) Clade II Western Oriole (Swainson, 1837) (Oriolus brachyrhynchus) São Tomé Oriole (Hartlaub, 1857) (Oriolus crassirostris) Green-headed Oriole (Shelley, 1896) (Oriolus chlorocephalus) Clade III Black-headed Oriole (Lichtenstein, 1823) (Oriolus larvatus) Ethiopian Oriole (Gmelin, 1789) (Oriolus monacha) Black-winged Oriole (Verreaux & Verreaux, 1855) (Oriolus nigripennis) Mountain Oriole (Ogilvie-Grant, 1903) (Oriolus percivali) Clade IV African Golden Oriole (Vieillot, 1817) (Oriolus auratus) Black-naped Oriole (Linnaeus, 1766) (Oriolus chinensis) Indian Golden Oriole (Sykes, 1832) (Oriolus kundoo) Eurasian Golden Oriole (Linnaeus, 1758) (Oriolus oriolus) Slender-billed Oriole (Blyth, 1846) (Oriolus tenuirostris) Clade V Black-and-crimson Oriole (Wagler, 1827) (Oriolus cruentus) Black Oriole (Sharpe, 1892) (Oriolus hosii) Silver Oriole (Stresemann, 1922) (Oriolus mellianus) Maroon Oriole (Vigors, 1832) (Oriolus traillii) Clade VI White-lored Oriole (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) (Oriolus albiloris) Isabela Oriole (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) (Oriolus isabellae) Philippine Oriole (Sharpe, 1877) (Oriolus steerii) Dark-throated Oriole (Horsfield, 1821) (Oriolus xanthonotus) Isolated species Black-hooded Oriole (Linnaeus, 1758) (Oriolus xanthornus)