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Crested Oropendola
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Crested Oropendola

Psarocolius decumanus (Pallas, 1769)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCrested Oropendola
DutchKuiforopendola
SpanishOropéndola crestada
Chinese发冠拟掠鸟
Scientific namePsarocolius decumanus (Pallas, 1769)

About this species

The crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus), also known as the cornbird, is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It is "[u]ndoubtedly overall the commonest and most widespread oropendola".

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyIcteridae
GenusPsarocolius

In Suriname

2,572Records in Suriname
45iNaturalist observations
1856First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne967
  • Para678
  • Paramaribo391
  • Sipaliwini210
  • Brokopondo95
  • Wanica52
  • Saramacca43
  • Coronie25
  • Marowijne16
  • Nickerie14

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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