Psarocolius decumanus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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".
The crested oropendola was formally described in 1769 with the binomial Xanthornis decumanus. Some authors placed it in genus Ostinops before it was assigned to its present Psarocolius. The crested oropendola's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, the Clements taxonomy, and AviList assign it these four subspecies:
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World states that DNA data do not support P. d. maculosus as a defined subspecies but does include its description and range in its species account... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Minnesota Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Temaikén | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Moody Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | ZooTampa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Virginia Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Cologne Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 14 | Municipal Zoological Park Quinzinho de Barros | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Tracy Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Vogelpark Heiligenkirchen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Charles Paddock Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | National Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Oceanium | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 21 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 22 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 23 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 24 | Cali Zoo | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 25 | Cologne Zoo Aquarium | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Oropendola sighting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, based on 240 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 208 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Oropendola in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, against about 40% in August to October, the lowest months. That is one of Santa Cruz de la Sierra's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 40 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crested 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.
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Crested Oropendola sightings, Santa Cruz de la Sierra has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Caracas (Venezuela, about 40%) and Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%).
Same family: Icteridae
The closest relatives of the Crested Oropendola that you can see in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (family Icteridae, New World Blackbirds and Orioles) are Chopí Blackbird (about 50%), Shiny Cowbird (about 30%) and Giant Cowbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crested Oropendola is recorded against all the birds logged in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (240 verified sightings), 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.
