Olive-Backed Oriole

Look and listen for this oriole in the canopy of eucalypt forest, woodland, and leafy gardens across eastern and northern Australia, where it feeds on fruit and insects and is often heard before it is seen. Its rich, fluty call carries well through foliage and is a reliable way to locate a bird that otherwise blends into dappled canopy light. Fruiting native trees in spring and summer, when the species breeds, tend to offer the most consistent sightings.