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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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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What the Russet-backed Oropendola sounds like
Where the Russet-backed Oropendola lives
When to see the Russet-backed Oropendola
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
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.
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