Psarocolius decumanus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Oropendola sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 227 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Oropendola in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against about 20% in January–February, April, June–July and November, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Venezuela's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
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.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Crested Oropendola sightings, Valencia, Venezuela ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 50%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 40%).
Same family: Icteridae
The closest relatives of the Crested Oropendola that you can see in Valencia, Venezuela (family Icteridae, New World Blackbirds and Orioles) are Yellow Oriole (about 20%), Carib Grackle (about 20%) and Shiny 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 Valencia, Venezuela (227 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.
