Sunday, 12 June 2016

9-6-2016 ALDEA ROQUETA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE (Oriolus oriolus)


The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) is the only member of the Old World oriole family of passerine birds breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions. The name "oriole" was first used in the 18th century and is an adaptation of the scientific Latin genus name, which is derived from the Classical Latin "aureolus" meaning golden. Various forms of "oriole" have existed in Romance languages since the 12th and 13th centuries. Albertus Magnus used the Latin form oriolus in about 1250 and erroneously stated that it was onomatopoeic because of the golden oriole's song. In medieval England, its name, derived from the song, was the woodwele.

Population size
17.4-32 Mln
Life Span
10 years
Top speed
42
km/hmph
km/h mph 
Weight
65-67
goz
g oz 
Length
24-25
cminch
cm inch 
Wingspan
44-47
cminch
cm inch 

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