Crested Oropendolas (Psarocolius decumanus)

A pair of Crested Oropendolas in an Immortelle Tree. Please forgive the image quality and size of the birds in the frame as this was taken at a really long distance from where I was.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Quality is fine, thanks for sharing! Love these birds, such awesome beaks and eyes. Posted 4 years ago
1. Wesley Goorachan
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Ferdy! These birds were once as common as pigeons here however the lack of tall trees as a result of human activity stunted their population growth...right now they seem to be on the rise though as nearly everyone in my area has a tall tree in their backyard. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Nice! Don't know if this is true for every oropendola, but I think they have very complex songs, right? Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Wesley Goorachan
      
      Lion
      
      They do actually, I think it applies to all male oropendolas as you said. Posted 4 years ago

The Crested oropendola

The crested oropendola also known as the Suriname crested oropendola is a New World tropical icterid bird. It is a resident breeder in lowland South America east of the Andes, from Panama and Colombia south to northern Argentina, as well as on Trinidad and Tobago.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Wesley Goorachan