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Oriolus chlorocephalus (Green-headed oriole) 

Groenkopwielewaal [Afrikaans]; Groenkop-wielewaal [Dutch]; Loriot à tête verte [French]; Grünkopfpirol [German]; Papa-figos-de-cabeça-verde [Portuguese]

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Oriolus chlorocephalus (Green-headed oriole)   

Green-headed oriole, East Usambaras, Tanzania. [photo Nik Borrow ©]

 

Distribution of Green-headed oriole in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common).