Green Oropendola (Psarocolius viridis)

Identification & Behavior: Males (46-49 cm) (18-19.5 in), Females (37-38 cm) (14.5-15 in). The Green Oropendola is uniformly dusky-green. The bill is yellow and red (outer half). The iris is sky blue. The tail is yellow with a dusky green central pair. It favors the canopy of terra firme forest and seldom ventures onto second growth. The Green Oropendola is similar to the Russet-backed Oropendola but is distinguished by a thick pale yellow and red bill, a uniformly dusky-green plumage, and sky blue iris. Also see   Olive Oropendola and Casquet Oropendola.

Status: The Green Oropendola  is uncommon in the Amazonian lowlands of northern Peru (Loreto) where it is  known to range up to 900 m along the foothill of the Andes. An isolated population of the Green Oropendola also occurs in the Department of Pasco and southeast Huanuco. It also occurs in Ec, Co, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Oropéndola Verde

Subspecies: Green Oropendola (Psarocolius viridis), (Statius Müller), 1776.

Meaning of Name: Psarocolius: Gr. Psar= the starling; Koloios= resembles a crow.
viridis: L. Green.

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