Chrysomus icterocephalus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela. It has been recorded as a vagrant on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. In addition, there is a small population in extreme eastern Panama and a previously misidentified specimen from Barbados.
The yellow-hooded blackbird was formally described in 1766 with the binomial Oriolus icterocephalus. It was later reassigned to genus Agelaius and in the late twentieth century to its present genus Chrysomus, which had been erected in 1837. It shares that genus with the chestnut-capped blackbird (C. ruficapillus).
The yellow-hooded blackbird is about 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long. Males weigh an average of 35.9 g (1.3 oz) and females average 26.8 g (0.95 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a bright yellow... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blue Planet | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 2 | Zoobotánico Jerez | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Memphis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 7 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | National Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Universeum | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 10 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Bird Kingdom | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-hooded Blackbird sighting in Caroni Swamp on a given day, based on 259 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 169 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-hooded Blackbird in Caroni Swamp on a given day, against about 30% in February–April and December, the lowest months. Those are among Caroni Swamp's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-hooded Blackbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-hooded Blackbird sightings, Caroni Swamp has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, under 5%).
Same family: Icteridae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-hooded Blackbird that you can see in Caroni Swamp (family Icteridae, New World Blackbirds and Orioles) are Carib Grackle (about 30%), Yellow Oriole (about 30%) and Crested Oropendola (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-hooded Blackbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Caroni Swamp (259 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
