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Species
Oriolus szalayi Madarász, 1900
SUMMARY
Visual and vocal mimic of Helmeted Friarbird and is itself mimicked visually and vocally by Streak-headed Honeyeater. Plumage is medium-brown above, paler on head, heavily streaked with black on crown, less on mantle, face and ear-coverts black, streaked whitish contrasting with lighter side of neck and hindcrown, upperwing dark brown, tail dark brown, all except central feathers with indistinct paler tips on inner webs, buff below, chin, throat and chest heavily streaked black, belly les heavily so, iris deep red-brown, bill deep red, red-brown or deep pink, legs grey or dark brown to blackish. Sexes alike. Immature has prominent white supercilium and tawny edges of upperwing-coverts, iris brown, bill black.