Alternative name: Casqued Cacique
- Cacicus oseryi
Psarocolius oseryi
Identification
Male: 37 cm (15 in); Female: 29 cm (11 in)
- Chestnut overall plumage
- Greyish-olive throat
- Yellowish-olive upper breast
- Chestnut upperwing
Distribution
South America: found in tropical eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and extreme south-western Brazil (Amazonas).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Clypicterus or Psarocolius.
Habitat
Mature floodplain forest, although they will occasionally follow other oropendolas into more open habitats.
Behaviour
They are often seen in groups of 3-4.
Breeding
They nest colonially in trees; the nest, constructed by the female, is a suspended, long woven basket. She is also responsible for incubating the eggs, while the male defends it from predators, such as monkeys and toucans.
Diet
Their diet is not too well recorded. Probably consists mostly of arthropods, small vertebrates, nectar and fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Fraga, R. (2020). Casqued Cacique (Cacicus oseryi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.casoro2.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Casqued Oropendola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Casqued_Oropendola
