Oriole (Oriolus) is also known as "Yellow Warbler", "Yellow Bird" and so on. There are many poems about the oriole, and it can be said that the oriole is so famous. The female bird is mainly distributed in the tropical eastern hemisphere except for New Zealand and the Pacific islands. Breeds in eastern China and moves south to India in winter.

Orioles are some medium-sized songbirds, which are the common name for 29 species of birds in the Orioles family. Body feathers generally consist of all-yellow feathers. The body, eyes, wings and tail of male adult birds are bright and distinct in bright yellow and black. Females are duller and more green. Juveniles are greenish, with fine vertical stripes on the underparts.

Chinese name: oriole

English name: Oriolus

Kingdom: Animal Kingdom

phylum: Phylum Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Subclass: Neornithes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Orioles

Genus: Oriole

Distribution: Mainly found in tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere except New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Breeds in eastern China and moves south to India in winter

Generic term for birds in the Oriole family. The feathers are bright yellow. There are 29 species in 2 genera. There are 6 species in China. For medium sized finches. The mouth is as long as the head, relatively stout, slightly curved at the peak of the mouth, slightly curved downwards, the edge of the mouth is smooth, and the tip of the upper mouth is slightly nicked; the mouth must be short; the nostrils are bare and covered with a thin film. The tip of the wing is long, with 12 primary flight feathers, the first one is longer than the second half; the tail is short and round, with 10 tail feathers. Tarsus short and weak, suitable for arboreal, front edge with shield-like scales, claws thin and hooked. Males and females are similar in color but the females are darker. Young birds with vertical stripes.

Lives mostly in hardwood forests. Most are resident birds, and a few species have migratory behavior and do not flock when migrating. It inhabits forests from plains to low mountains or on tall trees near villages. It is arboreal and flies through branches to feed on insects, berries, etc., rarely on the ground.

Feeds on insects and berries. Oriole is a famous insect-eating and beneficial bird, with gorgeous feathers and pleasant singing. The oriole is timid and difficult to see in the tops of trees, but can hear its loud, piercing chirping to tell where it is. Mainly found in warm regions, feeding on insects in woodlands, gardens, and some species of fruit.

When perched in a tree, its body posture is level, its plumage is gorgeous, and its singing is pleasant and varied. The flight attitude is straight.

Males have a clear and pleasant song during the breeding season. Hanging nests are built at the base of the horizontal branches of tall trees, and both males and females jointly use bark, hemp fibers, grass stems, etc., to form hanging basket-shaped hanging nests among the horizontal branches. It is mostly woven from slender plant fibers and grass stems, with a compact structure. Each clutch lays 4-5 eggs, pink with rose-colored sparse spots, and the eggshells are shiny. The eggs are hatched by the female bird, and the incubation period of the eggs is 13-15 days; the brooding is done by both sexes, and the chicks are in the nest for 14-15 days; the chicks need to be taken care of by their parents for about 15 days after they leave the nest.

Oriole mainly eat insects in the spring and summer, and mainly eat the fruits and seeds of plants in the autumn and winter. In the harvest season, it is a pest in the eyes of farmers, and they are good helpers for farmers in spring and summer. In nature, they can eliminate many pests, especially during the brooding period, they prey on a large number of pear star caterpillars, locusts, and moths. larvae etc.

Main feed: summer feed: find good quality chicken feed for half a catty, three taels of mung bean noodles, about 15 egg yolks, 3 taels of river shrimp powder, and mung bean The noodles and egg yolk are steamed and broken together with shrimp meal chicken feed, and then made into pellets.

Winter feed: the same as above, just add some shrimp meal and egg yolk in moderation (due to the different climates in different places, people can control the increase or decrease in winter).

Auxiliary feed: In summer, mulberries, bananas, strawberries, and other juicy soft berries and fruits should be fed with a small amount of fruit forks for a long time.

In winter, it is usually enough to give a piece of tomato a day. These are usually reared, moulted birds, and supplementary feeding of increased fruit and seasonal insects.