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Indian Golden Oriole โ Oriolus kundoo (เฎคเฎฎเฎฟเฎดเฏ: โ)
๐ Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India | 19 Oct 2025
๐งญ EXIF: Nikon Z9 + Nikkor Z 800 mm โข 1/1250 s โข f/6.3 โข ISO 640
๐ Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India | 19 Oct 2025
๐งญ EXIF: Nikon Z9 + Nikkor Z 800 mm โข 1/1250 s โข f/6.3 โข ISO 640
Story
Morning rounds were almost done with little action, and then this flash of yellow cut through the grey. On a narrow, busy roadโwith honks, bikes, and low lightโwe juggled focus and timing as the male oriole hopped across branches. He finally paused, prize in bill: a caterpillar breakfast.
Morning rounds were almost done with little action, and then this flash of yellow cut through the grey. On a narrow, busy roadโwith honks, bikes, and low lightโwe juggled focus and timing as the male oriole hopped across branches. He finally paused, prize in bill: a caterpillar breakfast.
Field Guide
โข Identification: Adult male vivid yellow; black mask through eye, black wings with yellow edgings; pinkish bill.
โข Habitat & Diet: Groves, orchards, tall trees near fields and villages; hunts caterpillars, beetles, berries, figs.
โข Breeding: Cup nest slung in a fork, woven with grass/fibres; both parents feed chicks.
โข Range: Widespread across the Indian subcontinent; winters locally and migrates within the region.
โข Look-alike tip: Versus Black-hooded Oriole, this species has a yellow (not black) head and a strong black eye-mask only.
โข Identification: Adult male vivid yellow; black mask through eye, black wings with yellow edgings; pinkish bill.
โข Habitat & Diet: Groves, orchards, tall trees near fields and villages; hunts caterpillars, beetles, berries, figs.
โข Breeding: Cup nest slung in a fork, woven with grass/fibres; both parents feed chicks.
โข Range: Widespread across the Indian subcontinent; winters locally and migrates within the region.
โข Look-alike tip: Versus Black-hooded Oriole, this species has a yellow (not black) head and a strong black eye-mask only.
Micro-caption
Traffic on the road, breakfast on the branchโyellow lightning with a caterpillar. โก๐
Traffic on the road, breakfast on the branchโyellow lightning with a caterpillar. โก๐
