Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) | Photos, Calls and ID

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ForestDomed nestMedium · 272 g

Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Bill Levine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bill Levine · cc-by

Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons), photo 2 — Photo: Lucas Illanes · CC BY 4.0

Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons), photo 3 — Photo: Lucas Illanes · CC BY 4.0

Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons), photo 4 — Photo: russnamitz · CC0

Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons), photo 5 — Photo: russnamitz · CC0

Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons), photo 6 — Photo: Nico · CC0

Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons), photo 7 — Photo: Nico · CC0

What the Russet-backed Oropendola sounds like

Sonogram of the Russet-backed Oropendola: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: near Panguri, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Gurgle · Sucumbíos: Mirador de Lumbaqui, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, calls · Pichincha: Tandayapa ridge 3 km SSW Tandayapa, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

Russet-backed oropendola males are 44 to 48 cm (17 to 19 in) long and females 34 to 38 cm (13 to 15 in). Males weigh about 250 to 470 g (8.8 to 17 oz) and females about 170 to 230 g (6.0 to 8.1 oz). Adult males have long feathers on their nape that form a crest and females do not; their plumage is otherwise the same. Adult males of the nominate subspecies P. a. angustifrons have an olivaceous-brown head and a mostly brown body and wings with a russet tinge. Their rump and uppertail coverts are paler russet-brown.

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When to see the Russet-backed Oropendola

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Russet-backed Oropendola

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela Bolivia Brazil

About the Russet-backed Oropendola

The russet-backed oropendola is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is a "noisy and social bird that forages, nests, and roosts in groups".

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Easily confused with

Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriChestnut-headed oropendola males average 35 cm (14 in) long and females 28 cm (11 in).

Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusMale crested oropendolas of the nominate subspecies P. d. decumanus average 47 cm (19 in) long and females 37 cm (15 in).

Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaAdult males are mainly chestnut with a blackish head and rump, and a tail which is bright yellow apart from two dark central feathers.

Side by side: Montezuma Oropendola vs Russet-backed Oropendola · Crested Oropendola vs Russet-backed Oropendola · Chestnut-headed Oropendola vs Russet-backed Oropendola

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