Chrysomus icterocephalus
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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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-hooded Blackbird sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 128th most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-hooded Blackbird in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Venezuela's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 110 mm in August.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Yellow-hooded Blackbird sightings, Valencia, Venezuela ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bogota (Colombia, about 20%), Lima (Peru, about 10%) and Barranquilla (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Icteridae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-hooded Blackbird that you can see in Valencia, Venezuela (family Icteridae, New World Blackbirds and Orioles) are Crested Oropendola (about 20%), Yellow Oriole (about 20%) and Carib Grackle (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 Valencia, Venezuela (18 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.
