African Golden Oriole
Oriolus auratus
Old World Orioles (Oriolidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse African Golden Oriole with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus | 2 |
| African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus | 1 |
Family
The Old World orioles (Oriolidae) are an Old World family of passerine birds. The family contains 41 species which are divided in 4 genera. The family includes two extinct species from New Zealand that are placed in the genus Turnagra.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …