Psarocolius angustifrons
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The russet-backed oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is a "noisy and social bird that forages, nests, and roosts in groups".
The russet-backed oropendola was formally described in 1824 with the binomial Cassicus angustifrons. Authors placed it variously in genera Xanthornus or Ostinops before it was assigned to its present Psarocolius. The russet-backed oropendola's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, the Clements taxonomy, AviList, and the independent South American Classification Committee assign it these seven subspecies:
However, in 2016 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) split P. oleagineus as the species "green-billed oropendola" and as of late 2025 retains it separately. Clements makes a distinction... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-backed Oropendola sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-backed Oropendola in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Russet-backed Oropendola sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Russet-backed Oropendola sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 70%), Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 60%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 60%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Russet-backed Oropendola is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (45 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.
