Oriole: Scientific name black-naped oriole, is a passerine oriole family, a medium-sized finch, 23-27 cm long, golden yellow throughout, black wings and tail, and a ring of black feathers around the eyes, extending to the back of the head. Female and male feathers are similar in color, but females do not have as bright coat colors as males and will be a little duller.
The oriole mainly inhabits natural secondary broadleaf forests in low hills and foothill plains. Mixed forests can sometimes also be found in farmland. Field. They can be found near villages and in city parks, where they prefer to live in natural groves and poplar forests.
Orioles are mainly summer migratory birds in the mainland, and some orioles do not migrate, usually migrating to northern China to breed in April and May every year, and migrating south for winter in September and October.
Often alone or in pairs, sometimes you can see small flocks of three or five, moving in the canopy of tall trees, rarely going down to the ground, during breeding like to hide among the branches and leaves to chirp, their calls are crisp and gentle, rich in play, and can change the tone and imitate the chirping of other birds, the most frequent chirping every morning, and sometimes singing while flying.
They feed on a variety of insects, such as locusts. Caterpillar. Cricket. Praying mantises, among others, also eat small amounts of plant fruits and seeds.
Orioles breed from May to August, nests built close to the treetops, and lay 2-4 eggs per clutch, which are pretty pink with purplish-red spots. The incubation is performed by the female for a period of 14-16 days, and the chicks are raised by the female and male after they emerge from the shell. The food of the chicks is entirely insect-oriented, with moth larvae in the early stage, service moths in the middle and late stages and some small cicadas.
The nursery period is about 16 days, and the brood will still feed them a day or two after the chicks leave the nest, and soon after the chicks leave the nest, they will migrate south with the parent birds around late August.