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Black-hooded oriole male(Oriolus xanthornus) पिरोला, हरदुवा, टोपीदार पीलक, जर्दक #Saryuwetland #Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh

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Black-hooded oriole male (Oriolus xanthornus) काला सिर पीलक  #Saryuwetland  #Ayodhya  Uttar Pradesh  Nikon Gears  Full screen mode recommended for details  https://maghaa.com/CDdIG This is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. It is a bird of open woodland and cultivation. The nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. Its food is insects and fruit, especially figs, found in the tree canopies where they spend much of their time. The male is striking, with the typical oriole black and yellow colouration. The plumage is predominantly yellow, with a solid black hood, and black also in the wings and tail centre. The female black-hooded oriole is a drabber bird with greenish underparts, but still has the black hood. Young birds are like the female, but have dark streaking on the underparts, and their hood is not soli...