What does a golden oriole sound like?
The golden oriole sings a short, liquid, fluty whistle, often written as 'weela-weeoo', and also makes a harsh, cat-like screech when alarmed.
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The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) is a bright yellow bird that stays high in the leaves, so you usually hear it long before you see it. The song is short, but it repeats, and its rich, almost tropical tone stands out from other European birds.
It is a late summer visitor: orioles arrive from Africa in May and leave in late summer, so the song belongs to warm days in deciduous woods, riverside trees and old gardens.
Two of our summer recordings have the golden oriole marked in their chapters. The timestamps below jump straight to it.
Where to hear it in our recordings
Quick questions
When can you hear a golden oriole?
From May to about August, when it is in Europe.
Why does the oriole sound tropical?
Its pure, fluty whistle is unlike most European songbirds; the bird spends the winter in Africa.
