Eurasian Golden Oriole

About this species

This species has 663,888 occurrence records from 136 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from France (28.9%), Spain (17.8%), the Netherlands (8%), Germany (6%) and Portugal (4.5%); together they account for 65.2% of the total. In France, this species accounts for 0.32% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Oriolus oriolus combines the genus name Oriolus with the species epithet oriolus. The Warbla app catalog lists 28 species of the genus Oriolus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Oriolus xanthornus, Oriolus sagittatus and Oriolus kundoo.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 35 species of the family Oriolidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 8.5 times the family average (78,258). The family Oriolidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Oriolidae

• Black-hooded Oriole
• Olive-backed Oriole
• Indian Golden Oriole
• Black-naped Oriole
• Black-headed Oriole

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org