Austral Blackbird vs Chestnut-headed Oropendola

Austral Blackbird

Curaeus curaeus

Medium84 gForest

Its plumage is entirely black with a slight bluish hint, and its physical features consist of black legs, black eyes, and a sharp beak with missing pigmentation in the head, chest, and wings. Compared to other birds in its family, the Austral Blackbird has a highly varied voice, and they do a lot of singing and calling together.

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Photo: Viktor · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-headed Oropendola

Psarocolius wagleri

Medium156 gForest

Chestnut-headed oropendola males average 35 cm (14 in) long and females 28 cm (11 in). Males weigh an average of 214 g (7.5 oz) and females 113 g (4.0 oz). The species looks very long-winged in flight. Males have a slight crest. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a dark purplish chestnut head, throat, and upper breast. Their body and wings are mostly black with a bluish gloss. Their rump and uppertail coverts are dark chestnut and their rear flanks and undertail coverts a medium chestnut.

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Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, calls · Esmeraldas: 11 km WSW Same, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: yongestation · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Austral Blackbird and Chestnut-headed Oropendola.