Bhutan
April 2008

The Maroon Oriole is distributed along the Himalayas and into central and southern China and Taiwan extending southwards to Indochina, Thailand and Myanmar.

The male of the nominate sub-species, shown here in photos 1 and 2, has a glossy black head, neck and upper breast while the rest of the body is a deep maroon and the tail is a paler maroon. The eye is creamy white. Other sub-species are much more crimson in colour.

The female, shown here in photo 3, has a blackish head and back while below is whitish with blackish streaks. The rump and undertail coverts are pale maroon.

It is found in a variety of forest types where it feeds on nectar, berries, figs and insects.

There are recordings on xeno-canto and additional information is available via Avibase.