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Black-headed Oriole
Swartkopwielewaal · Oriolus larvatus
A vivid golden-yellow bird with a clean black head and a salmon-pink bill, present in Kruger all year. It keeps to the canopy of large trees where its colour blends surprisingly well with sunlit leaves. The far-carrying, melodious whistle is one of the classic background sounds of the lowveld bush.
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Bright golden-yellow body with a jet-black hood and a pink-red bill; the only resident oriole with an all-black head.
Listen for its call
Liquid musical "pudilly-pudilly" whistle, rich and rolling.
Where to see it in Kruger
Resident year-round in tall woodland and riverine trees; listen for the rich whistle before you spot the yellow flash.
Did you know
Its liquid, fluty whistle sounds like someone calling out 'pud-loo' from deep inside a leafy tree.
Often confused with
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