Isabela Oriole
Oriolus isabellae
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Birds
The Isabela oriole is a species of the oriole family endemic to Luzon in the Philippines. It is an oriole identified by its yellowish green plumage and a very large gray bill. This species was presumed to be extinct for many years until its rediscovery in December 1993 near Diffun, Quirino, and in Mansarong in September 1994. Additional sightings were made in San Mariano, Isabela. and Baggao, Cagayan Valley It It is found in moist lowland forest up to 440 masl. It is critically endangered with estimates of just 50 to 250 mature individuals remaining. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Oriolidae
- Genus
- Oriolus