
Photo: Michael Berardozzi (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0
Oriolus chinensis
Range
Many parts of Asia; populations breeding in eastern Asia winter in tropical South-east Asia
Clutch size
2–3 salmon-pink eggs with reddish spots
The black-naped oriole is found in many parts of Asia. Its bill is pink and stouter than the golden oriole's, and unlike the Indian golden oriole, which has only a short narrow eye-stripe, its eye-stripe broadens and joins at the back of the neck. The adult male has the central tail feathers tipped yellow. The slender-billed oriole was once included as a subspecies (Wikipedia, general species account).
The usual call is a nasal 'niee' or 'myaa', and the song a fluty 'iwee wee wee-leeow'. Two or three salmon-pink eggs with reddish spots and darker blotches are laid, and nests are often built near a black drongo's nest. The female may build two or three nests and finally choose one. In winter, populations breeding in eastern Asia move to tropical South-east Asia (Wikipedia, general species account).