- Psarocolius viridis
Identification
48·5 cm (19 in)
Bright olive-yellow with belly, rump and undertail coverts maroon chestnut. The bill is pale greenish-yellow with an orange-red tip. The eye is pale blue.
Distribution
South America: found in the Guianas and southern Venezuela to north-eastern Peru and Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tall humid forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green Oropendola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Oropendola