Crested Oropendola

Psarocolius decumanus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyIcteridae (New World Blackbirds and Orioles)
GenusPsarocolius (Oropendolas)
SpeciesPsarocolius decumanus (Crested Oropendola)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

1 Verified sightings at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park From 2019 to 2026

13,222 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Crested Oropendola

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:

P. d. melanterus (Todd, 1917) P. d. insularis (Dalmas, 1900) P. d. decumanus (Pallas, 1769) P. d. maculosus (Chapman, 1920) However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) does not recognize P. d. maculosus but includes it within P. d. decumanus. 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 →

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Psarocolius wagleri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Icterus galbula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Molothrus oryzivorus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Icterus prosthemelas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sturnella militaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Icterus spurius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Molothrus aeneus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dives dives

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sturnella magna

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Molothrus bonariensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~60%
2	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
3	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
4	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
5	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~40%
6	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~30%
7	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
8	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
10	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
11	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
13	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
14	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
15	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
16	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
17	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
18	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
19	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
20	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
22	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
23	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
24	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
25	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
26	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~10%
27	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
32	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
33	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
35	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
37	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Crested Oropendola

About the Crested Oropendola

Recent sightings of Crested Oropendola in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Montezuma Oropendola

Chestnut-headed Oropendola

Great-tailed Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

Giant Cowbird

Black-cowled Oriole

Red-breasted Blackbird

Orchard Oriole

Bronzed Cowbird

Melodious Blackbird

Eastern Meadowlark

Shiny Cowbird

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found