Crested Oropendola
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies

Crested Oropendola

Psarocolius decumanus

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies (Icteridae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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".

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.