Dusky-green Oropendola

Psarocolius atrovirens

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestMedium · 152 g

What the Dusky-green Oropendola sounds like

Sonogram of the Dusky-green Oropendola: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Pedro alonso baez cutipa · Song · San Miguel , Aguas calientes, Urubamba, Cuzco, Peru · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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The male dusky-green oropendola grows to a length of about 42 cm (17 in) and the female of about 33 cm (13 in). The sexes are similar in morphology, the plumage being mainly dark brownish-green or blackish-green, with a rufous-brown rump and crissum (the undertail coverts surrounding the cloaca). The beak is greenish-white, there may be a few yellow feathers on the head, and the iris is brown or blue, the latter colour perhaps appearing in older birds.

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When to see the Dusky-green Oropendola

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Dusky-green Oropendola

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Dusky-green Oropendola

The dusky-green oropendola is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found on the eastern slope of the Andes in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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Easily confused with

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