Philippine Oriole
PHILIPPINE ORIOLE
Oriolus steeri
Family Oriolidae
Bird # 378 - September 2012
L 205 mm (8 1/2")
endemic, fairly common
The race of Philippine Oriole albiloris found in Luzon is treated as a separate species by some taxonomists. The other races are samarensis found in Bohol, Leyte, eastern Mindanao, and Samar; basilanicus found in Basiland and western Mindanao; cinereogenys in Bongao and Tawi-tawi; steerii in Masbate and Negros; and assimlis in Cebu. According to the Kennedy guide "the Cebu race has not been sighted since 1906 and is believed extinct or nearly so".
Read MoreOriolus steeri
Family Oriolidae
Bird # 378 - September 2012
L 205 mm (8 1/2")
endemic, fairly common
The race of Philippine Oriole albiloris found in Luzon is treated as a separate species by some taxonomists. The other races are samarensis found in Bohol, Leyte, eastern Mindanao, and Samar; basilanicus found in Basiland and western Mindanao; cinereogenys in Bongao and Tawi-tawi; steerii in Masbate and Negros; and assimlis in Cebu. According to the Kennedy guide "the Cebu race has not been sighted since 1906 and is believed extinct or nearly so".
PHILIPPINE ORIOLE Oriolus steerii PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur
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