An oriole of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia that forages in the canopy.
Males are bright yellow and black; females are greener yellow overall with browner wings.
The Indian Golden Oriole is classified as a within-India migrant in the national assessment. State of India's Birds 2025 estimated its range in India at about 1.347 million square kilometres, with a confidence interval of 1,346,815–1,347,777 square kilometres. The assessment calls the species a habitat generalist and non-endemic to India, describing a bird that moves within the country and uses varied habitats.
The assessment labels the long-term trend inconclusive and the current annual trend stable. Its long-term estimate is a 9.43% decline, but the confidence interval spans a possible 18.73% decline to a 0.17% increase. The current annual estimate is a 0.29% decrease, with an interval that includes both directions.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
State of India's Birds 2025 classified the Indian Golden Oriole's long-term trend as inconclusive and its current annual trend as stable. Its Indian range is estimated at about 1.347 million square kilometres, and the long-term confidence interval includes both declines and increases.