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The Black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) is a bird found in India and Sri Lanka. Woods, orchards and gardens across South and Southeast Asia. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Black-hooded oriole lives

Woods, orchards and gardens across South and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit70%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Black-hooded oriole

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Questions about the Black-hooded oriole

Where does the Black-hooded oriole live?

The Black-hooded oriole lives in India and Sri Lanka. Woods, orchards and gardens across South and Southeast Asia.

What does the Black-hooded oriole eat?

fruit (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-hooded oriole endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Asia

• Sulu hornbill
• Forest owlet
• Baer's pochard
• Red-vented cockatoo
• Salmon-crested cockatoo
• Black-hooded coucal

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.