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Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Oriolidae

The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), also known as the common golden oriole, is a species of passerine bird 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. Taxonomy and systematics The Eurasian golden oriole was formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 74,819France · 62,189Netherlands · 33,068Germany · 21,094Italy · 5,299Switzerland · 1,816Belgium · 721United Kingdom · 323Luxembourg · 74