Apr 10

Bird of the day

Philippine oriole

Oriolus steerii

The Philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii) or grey-throated oriole is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.

It is endemic to the Philippine found on Mindanao and most of the Visayan Islands.

Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. The species is fairly common throughout its range, but the Cebu race (O. s. assimilis) was last sighted in 1906 and is now classified as extinct.

Aliases

Oriolus steerii