Birds of Guyana - Psarocolius


Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus decumanus) Minca, Magdalena, Colombia Seen here making the distinctive oropendola sound, which includes wing flapping.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Note ivory bill and mostly black color. Often found where the same-sized but brown Russet-backed Oropendola is not. Oropendola move in groups and build hanging weaved nests in palm trees.
At a nest.


Green Oropendola (Psarocolius viridis)
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Note pink bill tip (bill colors are a good way to identify oropendolas).

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