Crested oropendola #1
by Daniel Hebard
Title
Crested oropendola #1
Artist
Daniel Hebard
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
I enjoyed watching this bird as it schredded this palm plucking of parts for it's nest.
Wikipedia description .
“The crested oropendola also known as the Suriname crested oropendola or the cornbird (Psarocolius decumanus) is a New World tropical icterid bird. It is a resident breeder in lowland South America east of the Andes, from Panama and Colombia south to northern Argentina, as well as on Trinidad and Tobago
Adult males are mainly black with a chestnut rump and a tail which is bright yellow apart from two dark central feathers. There is a long narrow crest which is often difficult to see. The iris is blue and the long bill is whitish. Females are similar but smaller, duller, and crestless.
Found in forests, generally with an open understorey and near rivers, streams, ponds or lagoons”
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April 30th, 2018
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