The black-eared oriole (''Oriolus bouroensis''), or Buru oriole, is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

in the family Oriolidae. It is native to

Buru Buru (formerly spelled Boeroe, Boro, or Bouru) is the third largest island within the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It lies between the Banda Sea to the south and Seram Sea to the north, west of Ambon and Seram islands. The island belongs to ...

island. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland

forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

s, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...

s. The black-eared oriole was originally described in the genus '' Philemon''. Until 2008, the

Tanimbar oriole The Tanimbar oriole (''Oriolus decipiens'') is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Tanimbar Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, ...

was classified as a subspecies of the black-eared oriole. Some authorities have not yet recognized this split.

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