The Black-naped Oriole is conspicuous for its yellow and black plumage. The account here describes its appearance and habits recorded in Singapore.
Adults are yellow with mostly black wings, a black eye-band, a pink bill and red eyes. Juveniles have black chest streaks and a grey bill.
The Black-naped Oriole is recorded as a winter migrant in India and is associated with forest and plantation habitat. The 2025 national factsheet estimates its range at 380,915 square kilometres (95% confidence interval 380,371–381,459).
The India-wide long-term trend estimate is a 0.03% increase (95% interval −30.34% to +48.25%), and the latest annual estimate is a 0.35% decrease (−2.74% to +2.05%). The woodland series estimates a 6.87% long-term decrease (−36% to +42.77%) and a 0.28% annual increase (−2.41% to +2.98%). In Odisha, the estimated range is 52,392 square kilometres (95% confidence interval 52,132–52,652).
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
India’s 2025 factsheet records the Black-naped Oriole as a winter migrant using forest and plantation habitat.