Listen to the Chestnut-headed oropendola
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About the Chestnut-headed oropendola
The Chestnut-headed oropendola is a bird in the family Icteridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 113 g.
What does the Chestnut-headed oropendola sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as calls. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The chestnut-headed oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, and in Colombia and Ecuador.
Related birds in the genus Psarocolius
More from the family Icteridae
Red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed cowbird
Molothrus ater
Baltimore oriole
Icterus galbula
Venezuelan troupial
Icterus icterus
Common grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Shiny cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Yellow-headed blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Chestnut-headed oropendola sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Chestnut-headed oropendola on this page, including its calls. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Chestnut-headed oropendola endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Chestnut-headed oropendola as “least concern”.
What family does the Chestnut-headed oropendola belong to?
The Chestnut-headed oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Calls · Esmeraldas: 11 km WSW Same, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls · Esmeraldas: 11 km WSW Same, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls · Esmeraldas: 11 km WSW Same, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q590485 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chestnut-headed oropendola – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hans Norelius from Älvsjö, Sweden – CC BY 2.0