Chu Hung-pin says that during the mating season, the call of the male black-naped oriole is deep and rasping, but the sound is very distinctive and carries over long distances, and the bird will sing for one to two hours at a stretch. Maybe this is why the oriole's song attracted people's attention.
璩鴻彬表示，求偶季節，公黃鸝叫得頗低沈粗啞，但牠聲音洪亮，老遠就聽得分明，一叫一、二個鐘頭，或許這是鶯啼引人注意的原因。