Silver oriole

Oriolus mellianus

The Silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus) is a bird found in China, Thailand and Cambodia. Found in China, Thailand and Cambodia. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Oriolus mellianus
Region	Asia
Found in	China, Thailand and Cambodia

🏡 Where the Silver oriole lives

Found in China, Thailand and Cambodia.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit60%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%
🌸 Nectar20%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 93 grams. It mostly eats fruit.

Questions about the Silver oriole

Where does the Silver oriole live?

The Silver oriole lives in China, Thailand and Cambodia. Found in China, Thailand and Cambodia.

What does the Silver oriole eat?

fruit (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), nectar (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Silver oriole endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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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.