Indian golden oriole

Oriolus kundoo

The Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) is a bird found in India. Woods, parks and gardens across India and Central Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and small mammals and birds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Oriolus kundoo
Region	Asia
Found in	India

🏡 Where the Indian golden oriole lives

Woods, parks and gardens across India and Central Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs30%
🍎 Fruit30%
🐭 Mammals & birds10%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%
🌸 Nectar10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A bright yellow bird that is often heard before it is seen.

Hear the Indian golden oriole

Recorded by Viral Patel & Pankaj Maheria (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1004400. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Indian golden oriole

Where does the Indian golden oriole live?

The Indian golden oriole lives in India. Woods, parks and gardens across India and Central Asia.

What does the Indian golden oriole eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), fruit (about 30%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%), nectar (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Indian golden oriole endangered?

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

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