Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusPsarocolius (Oropendolas)
- SpeciesPsarocolius decumanus (Crested Oropendola)
The crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus), also known as the cornbird, is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It is "[u]ndoubtedly overall the commonest and most widespread oropendola". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Orange-backed Oriole
Icterus icterus
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
White-browed Meadowlark
Sturnella superciliaris
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Grayish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Crested Oropendola at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there