Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus(Pallas, PS, 1769)
English (US) Crested Oropendola
The Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Psarocolius decumanus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Oropendola
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1769)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Psarocolius decumanus melanterus
- Psarocolius decumanus insularis
- Psarocolius decumanus decumanus
- Psarocolius decumanus maculosus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Xanthornus decumanus
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1769)
- Type locality
- America [reference not verified] ; type from Surinam, fide Berlepsch, 1908, Novit. Zool., 15, p. 122.
- Original description
- Spicilegia zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur 1 fasc.6 p.1 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies
Long-tailed Meadowlark
Leistes loyca
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Mexican Cacique
Cassiculus melanicterus
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Dusky-green Oropendola
Psarocolius atrovirens
Green Oropendola
Psarocolius viridis
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Black Oropendola
Psarocolius guatimozinus
Baudo Oropendola
Psarocolius cassini
Olive Oropendola
Psarocolius bifasciatus
Solitary Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
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