BLACK-HOODED ORIOLE BY STEVE GARVIE

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About the photo...

An attractive bird of dry lowland forest found throughout most of the island. Image taken by Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.

About the bird species...

The Black-hooded Oriole, Oriolus xanthornus, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia.

The Black-hooded Oriole's flight is somewhat like a thrush, strong and direct with some shallow dips over longer distances.

Source; Wikipedia

It is a bird of open woodland and cultivation. The nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. The food is insects and fruit, especially figs, found in the tree canopies where the orioles spend much of their time.

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