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Male black oropendolas are about 47 cm (19 in) long and females about 39 cm (15 in). Adult males have long black feathers on their nape that form a crest. Females have a shorter crest but are otherwise like males except for their smaller size. Adults are mostly black. They have a patch of bare pale blue skin on their face and a pink wattle at the base of the bill. Their scapulars, upperwing coverts, lower back, rump, most uppertail coverts, and undertail coverts are dark chestnut. (The rearmost uppertail coverts are black. Voice: Male black oropendolas display with a "loud song with low-pitched gurgles and high-pitched metallic notes". Another description is a "running-up bubbling together with unmelodious shrieks". The species' call is a "low cruk".
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When to see the Black Oropendola
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black Oropendola
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About the Black Oropendola
The black oropendola is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Colombia and Panama.
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Easily confused with
Baudo OropendolaPsarocolius cassiniMale Baudo oropendolas are about 46 cm (18 in) long and females about 39.5 cm (16 in).
Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensThe male dusky-green oropendola grows to a length of about 42 cm (17 in) and the female of about 33 cm (13 in).
Green OropendolaPsarocolius viridisMale green oropendolas average 48.5 cm (19 in) long and females 37 cm (15 in).
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