Where to see the Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus · bird · Oriolidae
Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) is recorded in 441 protected areas and wildlife sites across 9 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kanha National Park (India), Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed) (India) and Kaziranga National Park (India).

Where is the best place to see the Black-hooded Oriole?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Black-hooded Oriole are Kanha National Park (India), Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed) (India) and Kaziranga National Park (India). Most sites are in India (294), Thailand (53) and Bangladesh (28). It appears in 10 trip reports in our library.
Top 25 places for the Black-hooded Oriole
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | India | 21,320 | 1979–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed) | India | 4,808 | 1990–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | India | 2,851 | 1971–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 4 | Sanjay Gandhi National Park | India | 2,505 | 1971–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 5 | Thattekad Bird Sanctuary | India | 2,393 | 1995–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 6 | Kanger Ghati National Park | India | 2,215 | 2004–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 7 | Corbett Tiger Reserve | India | 2,195 | 1979–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 8 | Jim Corbett National Park | India | 2,036 | 1979–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 9 | Chitwan National Park | Nepal | 1,978 | 1973–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 10 | Cát Tiên National Park | Vietnam | 1,959 | 1986–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 11 | Manas Tiger Reserve | India | 1,899 | 1971–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 12 | Dehing Patkai National Park | India | 1,873 | 1988–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 13 | Manas National Park | India | 1,707 | 1971–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 14 | Sanjay Gandhi National Park ESZ (Proposed) | India | 1,514 | 1987–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 15 | Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary | Cambodia | 1,498 | 2005–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 16 | Pench National Park | India | 1,470 | 2006–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 17 | Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary | India | 1,418 | 2010–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 18 | Satpura National Park | India | 1,406 | 2011–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 19 | Bandhavgarh National Park | India | 1,353 | 1992–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 20 | Nandankanan Zoological Park | India | 1,308 | 2014–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 21 | Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary | India | 1,261 | 1993–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 22 | Bondla WLS Core Area | India | 1,172 | 1993–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 23 | Bhagwan Mahavir WLS | India | 1,153 | 1996–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 24 | Bhagwan Mahavir WLS ESZ (North) | India | 1,091 | 1996–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 25 | Yala National Park | Sri Lanka | 1,080 | 1975–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
416 more places in the interactive map.
By country
India: 294, Thailand: 53, Bangladesh: 28, Sri Lanka: 26, Cambodia: 18, Nepal: 10, Myanmar: 5, Vietnam: 4 and Malaysia: 3.
Seen on trips
The Black-hooded Oriole is recorded in these trip reports:
- Sri Lanka Mammal Watching Trip Report, April 2025: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Vietnam Rare Primates Trip Report, April 2025: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Southern Vietnam Birding Trip Report, January to February 2023: Tropical Birding — Tropical Birding
- Nepal Birding Trip Report, April 2019: Wise Birding Holidays — Wise Birding Holidays
- South India Mammal Watching Trip Report, April-May 2017: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Tadoba Tiger Mammal Watching Trip Report, June 2015: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Kanha, Kaziranga and Chitwan Mammal Watching Trip Report, January 2014: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Satpura, Bandhavgarh and Panna Mammal Watching Trip Report, January 2013: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Ladakh Snow Leopard Mammal Watching Trip Report, November 2011: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Sri Lanka Mammal Watching Trip Report, March 2011: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
Tours that have recorded it
- Sri Lanka Wildlife Exploration Tour — Royle Safaris
- Vietnam's Rare Primate Tour — Royle Safaris
- Southern Vietnam: Birding with a Camera — Tropical Birding
- Birding the Land of the Thunder Dragon (Bhutan) — Wise Birding Holidays
- Western Ghats Rare & Endemic Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Sri Lanka guide, India guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for Kanha National ParkPhoto: Alastair Rae, CC BY-SA 4.0.
GBIF downloads: India, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.