Olive-backed Oriole

About this species

This species has 338,611 occurrence records from 6 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.9% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.31% of all bird records in GBIF.

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

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 35 species of the family Oriolidae. This species ranks 4th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Oriolus oriolus. Its record count is 4.3 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

• Eurasian Golden Oriole
• Black-hooded Oriole
• Indian Golden Oriole
• Black-naped Oriole
• Black-headed Oriole

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org