Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)

Pouso Alegre Lodge - Poconé, MT, Brazil.

 

The species is large. It can reach 46 cm in length and a weight of 300 g.

 

Both sexes have a loud clack call. The distinctive songs of the male include a liquid vibrato.

 

Known locally as "japu".

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Suborder: Passeri

Family: Icteridae

Genus: Psarocolius Wagler, 1827

Species: P. decumanus (Pallas, 1769)

Binomial name: Psarocolius decumanus

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