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Montezuma Oropendola

Psarocolius montezuma

Description:

The Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) is a New World tropical icterid bird. The sexes are very different in size; the male is 50 cm long and weighs 520 g; the smaller female is 38 cm long and weighs 230 g. It is a colonial breeder which builds a hanging woven nest of fibres and vines, 60–180 cm long, high in a tree. Each colony has a dominant male, which mates with most of the females following an elaborate bowing display.

Habitat:

The Montezuma Oropendola inhabits forest canopy, edges and old plantations.

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San José, Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 2, 2013
Submitted on Sep 17, 2013

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