Isabela Oriole Oriolus Isabellae

Common Names:   Keeao (Pilipino) Discoverer:   Ogilvie Grant,1894   Category: ENDANGERED Habitat/Distribution: Lowland forest, bamboo forest, forest edge in Luzon (Bataan, Cagayan and Isabela provinces) Habitat / Behavior:  Total length is 9¾". Poorly known but recorded in a canopy of lowland forest , especially bamboo forest, seen singly, in pairs or small groups and in mixed flocks. No breeding information except for spcimens with enlarged gonads in April. Threats: Habitat loss Conservation Efforts/Measures: Photograph Information: Courtesy of  the Oxford University Press. Drawing done by Jan LaGory taken from "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Dr. Robert Kennedy et al.

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