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[[Image:Montezuma_Oropendola.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Reini|Reini}}<br />Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, [[Costa Rica]], February 2005]]
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[[Image:Montezuma_Oropendola.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Reini|Reini}}<br />Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, [[Costa Rica]]]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Male is 50 cm long and weighs 520 g; the smaller female is 38 cm long and weighs 230 g.
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Male 39.5-47.5 cm (15½-18¾ in);<br />
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Chestnut,  black head and rump, yellow tail with two dark central feathers, bare blue cheek patch,  pink wattle, brown iris, long bill,  black at the base with a red tip.
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female 34.7-39.8 cm (13¾-15¾ in)
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*Black head, nape, upper back and throat
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*Chestnut upperparts
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*Yellow outer [[Topography#Tails|rectrices]]
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*Blackish central rectrices
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*Blue bare facial skin
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*Pinkish wattle under chin
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*Red or orange tip to black bill
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Mexico]], [[Belize]], [[Panama]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]].
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[[Image:995.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|nanus|nanus}}<br />Ujarras Orosi, [[Costa Rica]], 2 March 2020]]
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[[Central America]]: found from Gulf-Caribbean lowlands of south-eastern [[Mexico]], through [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]], to central [[Panama]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a monotypic species. It is sometimes listed as belonging in genus ''[[:Category:Gymnostinops|Gymnostinops]] ''.  
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. It is sometimes listed as belonging in genus ''[[:Category:Gymnostinops|Gymnostinops]] ''.  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Forest canopy, edges and old plantations.  
 
Forest canopy, edges and old plantations.  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Diet includes small vertebrates, large insects, nectar, and fruit, including bananas and Cecropia spikes.  
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists mostly of arthropods and small vertebrates. They also eat fruit, seeds, and nectar.  
 
[[Image:Montezuma Oropendola nests.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br />Nesting colony near [[Rancho Naturalista]], [[Costa Rica]], February 2007]]
 
[[Image:Montezuma Oropendola nests.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br />Nesting colony near [[Rancho Naturalista]], [[Costa Rica]], February 2007]]
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It is a colonial breeder building a hanging woven nest made of fibres and vines. 2 dark-spotted white or buff eggs are laid and incubated for 15 days; the young fledge in 30. There are usually about 30 nests in a colony.
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====Breeding====
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They nest in colonies using tall trees. The nest, constructed by the female, is a long pouch attached to a branch; it is lined with leaves. It is thought there two white or buffy eggs are laid, but usually only one chick is raised. Incubation takes about 15 days, with the young fledging after a further 29-42 dats,
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase
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#Sample, R. and R. Kannan (2020). Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.monoro1.01
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Montezuma_Oropendola}} <!--- Comment for editors: common name used because there are about equal number of images with the two forms of the scientific name, and this finds them all. --->
 
{{GSearch|Montezuma_Oropendola}} <!--- Comment for editors: common name used because there are about equal number of images with the two forms of the scientific name, and this finds them all. --->
  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psarocolius]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psarocolius]]

Revision as of 22:41, 26 July 2020

Photo by Reini
Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Costa Rica, February 2005
Psarocolius montezuma

Identification

Male 39.5-47.5 cm (15½-18¾ in);
female 34.7-39.8 cm (13¾-15¾ in)

  • Black head, nape, upper back and throat
  • Chestnut upperparts
  • Yellow outer rectrices
  • Blackish central rectrices
  • Blue bare facial skin
  • Pinkish wattle under chin
  • Red or orange tip to black bill

Distribution

Photo © by nanus
Ujarras Orosi, Costa Rica, 2 March 2020

Central America: found from Gulf-Caribbean lowlands of south-eastern Mexico, through Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, to central Panama

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1]. It is sometimes listed as belonging in genus Gymnostinops .

Habitat

Forest canopy, edges and old plantations.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of arthropods and small vertebrates. They also eat fruit, seeds, and nectar.

Photo by HelenB
Nesting colony near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica, February 2007

Breeding

They nest in colonies using tall trees. The nest, constructed by the female, is a long pouch attached to a branch; it is lined with leaves. It is thought there two white or buffy eggs are laid, but usually only one chick is raised. Incubation takes about 15 days, with the young fledging after a further 29-42 dats,

References

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Sample, R. and R. Kannan (2020). Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.monoro1.01

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