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The oriole ( or Old World oriole) is a bird in the family Oriolidae. They make up the genus Oriolus. Old World orioles are found areas of Africa, Asia and Europe. They are most often found in tropical areas but one species lives in cooler areas. The golden oriole is the only species of Old World oriole which is not a tropical bird.
| Oriolidae | |
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| Black-naped oriole | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Corvoidea |
| Family: | Oriolidae Vigors, 1825 |
| Genera | |
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Many species have bright coloured feathers.
The orioles evolved in Australasia, and later spread to Eurasia.[1] They are not related to the New World oriole. New World orioles are members of the blackbird family Icteridae and are native to the Americas .
This is a list of kinds of orioles, in the English and Latin languages:
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