The Wetar oriole (''Oriolus finschi'') 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 lightweigh ...
in the family
Oriolidae. It is
endemic
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to the
Lesser Sundas
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, where it is found on
Wetar and
Atauro Islands. Its natural
habitat
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s are subtropical or tropical dry
forest
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s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Wetar oriole was originally described as a separate species but was later reclassified as a subspecies. However, more recent revisions to the
IOC World Bird List
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have found it to be a distinct species. This species and the
Timor oriole
The Timor oriole (''Oriolus melanotis'') is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sundas, where it is found on Timor, Rote and Semau Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and su ...
were formerly grouped together as olive-brown oriole.
References
Wetar oriole
The Wetar oriole (''Oriolus finschi'') is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sundas, where it is found on Wetar Island, Wetar and Atauro Island, Atauro Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...
Wetar oriole
The Wetar oriole (''Oriolus finschi'') is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sundas, where it is found on Wetar Island, Wetar and Atauro Island, Atauro Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...
Birds of Wetar
Wetar oriole
The Wetar oriole (''Oriolus finschi'') is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sundas, where it is found on Wetar Island, Wetar and Atauro Island, Atauro Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...
Wetar oriole
The Wetar oriole (''Oriolus finschi'') is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sundas, where it is found on Wetar Island, Wetar and Atauro Island, Atauro Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...
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