Isabela oriole

Isabela oriole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Oriolidae
Genus: Oriolus
Species:
O. isabellae
Binomial name
Oriolus isabellae
Map of the Northern Philippines showing known locations of sightings or collections of the Isabela oriole
Known locations of sightings or collections

The Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae) is a species of the oriole family endemic to Luzon in the Philippines. It is an oriole identified by its yellowish green plumage and a very large gray bill. This species was presumed to be extinct for many years until its rediscovery in December 1993 near Diffun, Quirino,[2] and in Mansarong in September 1994.[3] Additional sightings were made in San Mariano, Isabela. and Baggao, Cagayan Valley[4] It It is found in moist lowland forest up to 440 masl. It is critically endangered with estimates of just 50 to 250 mature individuals remaining. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Oriolus isabellae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706378A134213171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706378A134213171.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gamauf, Anita; Tebbich, Sabine (February 1996). "Re-discovery of the Isabela Oriole, Oriolus isabellae" (PDF). Forktail. 11: 170–171. ISSN 0950-1746.
  3. ^ van der Linde, K. (1996). "A further record of the Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae) from Baggao, Cagayan Province, northern Philippines." Forktail 11: 171.
  4. ^ van Weerd, M. and Hutchinson, R. (2004) "Observations of Isabela Oriole Oriolus isabellae in the Sierra Madre, Luzon, Philippines, with descriptions of the call." Forktail 20: 133-136. [1] Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine