(Removed Incomplete category) |
(similar species and refs) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length: 11-14" (28-36 cm). Head, neck, rump, lower belly, chestnut; tail yellow with dark center feathers and outermost webs of outermost feathers; otherwise black. Ivory to yellowish bill, blue eye. | Length: 11-14" (28-36 cm). Head, neck, rump, lower belly, chestnut; tail yellow with dark center feathers and outermost webs of outermost feathers; otherwise black. Ivory to yellowish bill, blue eye. | ||
| − | + | ====Similar species==== | |
| + | [[Crested Oropendola]] is larger, head black as body, chestnut on underside limited to undertail coverts, and only shows dusky central tail feathers while the outer tail feathers are all yellow. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southeastern [[Mexico]] to [[Ecuador]]. | Southeastern [[Mexico]] to [[Ecuador]]. | ||
| Line 12: | Line 13: | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Nesting is colonially in isolated trees or groves. | Nesting is colonially in isolated trees or groves. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | # Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Psarocolius+wagleri}} | {{GSearch|Psarocolius+wagleri}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psarocolius]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psarocolius]] | ||
Revision as of 02:58, 8 September 2009
- Psarocolius wagleri
Identification
Length: 11-14" (28-36 cm). Head, neck, rump, lower belly, chestnut; tail yellow with dark center feathers and outermost webs of outermost feathers; otherwise black. Ivory to yellowish bill, blue eye.
Similar species
Crested Oropendola is larger, head black as body, chestnut on underside limited to undertail coverts, and only shows dusky central tail feathers while the outer tail feathers are all yellow.
Distribution
Southeastern Mexico to Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized: wagleri and ridgwayi. This species is sometimes placed as the only species in the genus Zarhynchus.
Habitat
Lowland habitats from rainforests to roadside trees
Behaviour
Nesting is colonially in isolated trees or groves.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-headed Oropendola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-headed_Oropendola
