Ten documented Oriolus species in licensed photographs, comparing visible plumage and silhouettes. An editorial selection, not a ranking of beauty, size or rarity. Visuals are real Wikimedia Commons photographs, not AI-generated images. Narration is synthesized with Edge TTS. Photographs are resized and fitted to a portrait frame; derived images retain their source licenses. Eurasian golden oriole: Apatura1955; CC0 1.0; https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rigogolo-%28Oriolus_oriolus%29_Lazio%2C_isola_di_Ventotene_%28LT%29_19.4.2024_%28cropped%29.png Black-naped oriole: Dr. Raju Kasambe; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-naped_Oriole_Oriolus_chinensis_Mumbai_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_%282%29.jpg African black-headed oriole: Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orop%C3%A9ndola_enmascarada_%28Oriolus_larvatus%29%2C_parque_nacional_Kruger%2C_Sud%C3%A1frica%2C_2018-07-25%2C_DD_29_%28recortada%29.jpg Black-hooded oriole: Tisha Mukherjee; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-hooded_Oriole_in_Rabindra_Sarobar_January_2025_by_Tisha_Mukherjee_01.jpg Maroon oriole: Anjan Kumar Kundu; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maroon_Oriole.jpg Olive-backed oriole: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ); CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olive-backed_Oriole_-_Crossroads_Reserve.jpg Green oriole: Summerdrought; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_oriole_1128.jpg Dark-throated oriole: Leslie Joseph; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dark-throated_Oriole.jpg Black-winged oriole: Francesco Veronesi; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oriolus_nigripennis_Kakum_2014-12-07_B003.jpg African golden oriole: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_golden_oriole_%28Oriolus_auratus_notatus%29.jpg Adapted visuals and original contributions to this version are offered under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Source photographs retain their stated licenses.