Striped Oriole [1] ( lat. Oriolus sagittatus ) is a species of songbird of the Oriole family .
| Striped oriole |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
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| International scientific name |
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Oriolus sagittatus ( Latham , 1802) |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22706362 |
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The bird is medium-sized, body length 26–28 cm, weight 96 g. The species is common in northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea .
The bird settles in dry eucalyptus forests, in the bush , in degraded forests and areas modified by man. It gravitates to arid and subarid regions, but avoids deserts . Nesting occurs during the rainy season in the rainforests, but some birds migrate south to nest during the Antarctic summer.
The breeding season lasts from September to January. Cup-shaped nests of grass and bark are built at a height of about 10 meters above the ground on a thin branch of the trunk. The female lays 2-3 eggs, the incubation period usually lasts 18 days and the chicks remain in the nest for about 17 days. During the breeding season, the role of the male is limited to feeding the offspring; he does not take part in the construction of the nest and the incubation of masonry.
It feeds mainly on insects , pupae and caterpillars, as well as fruits.
