Tanimbar oriole

The Tanimbar oriole (Oriolus decipiens) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to the Tanimbar Islands.

Tanimbar oriole
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Oriolidae
Genus:	Oriolus
Species:	O. decipiens
Binomial name
Oriolus decipiens (Sclater, P.L., 1883)
Synonyms
Mimeta decipiens Oriolus bouroensis decipiens

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Until 2008, the Tanimbar oriole was classified as a subspecies of the black-eared oriole.^[2] Some authorities have not yet recognized this split and classification of Tanimbar oriole as a distinct species in its own right.^[3]