The Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) was treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian Golden Oriole for a long time. It was in 2005 that John Anderton and Pamela Rasmussen decided to assign this bird as a distinct species in their book ‘Birds of South Asia’. This book consists of over one thousand species of birds from different regions. A phylogenetic study conducted in 2010 published an elaborate analysis supporting this statement. And, since then many ornithologists have considered this as an independent species.
The Indian golden oriole habitat can be described as an open forest. The populations of these orioles reside in the semi-evergreen forests also in the thorny forests and deciduous forests. The nests are mostly built by females while males bring raw materials that are required to construct the nest. Males bring barks, cobwebs, leaves, green stems, and other things to build an open cup-like nest where the females can lay eggs.
The name for the baby of the Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) is not listed. However, before becoming an adult a bird goes through different phases while some breeds of birds have a special name for their babies. Newly hatched birds from eggs with no feathers are called hatchlings. Then these hatchlings are called nestlings this stage is when they cannot leave their nest and the last stage is fledging when they develop feathers and are ready to leave their nest. The juvenile bird is not an adult but it is not dependent on its parents either.