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Yellow-hooded Blackbird
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Chrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow-hooded Blackbird
DutchGeelkaptroepiaal
SpanishMonjita Cabeciamarilla
Chinese黄巾黑鹂
Scientific nameChrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela. It has been recorded as a vagrant on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. In addition, there is a small population in extreme eastern Panama and a previously misidentified specimen from Barbados.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyIcteridae
GenusChrysomus

In Suriname

390Records in Suriname
13iNaturalist observations
1898First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo189
  • Nickerie55
  • Commewijne41
  • Wanica13
  • Coronie9
  • Saramacca7
  • Brokopondo2
  • Sipaliwini2
  • Marowijne1

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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