Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusPsarocolius (Oropendolas)
- SpeciesPsarocolius montezuma (Montezuma Oropendola)
The Montezuma oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) is a New World tropical icterid bird. It is a resident breeder in the Caribbean coastal lowlands from southeastern Mexico to central Panama, but is absent from El Salvador and southern Guatemala. It also occurs on the Pacific slope of Nicaragua and Honduras and northwestern and southwestern Costa Rica. It is among the oropendola species sometimes separated in the genus Gymnostinops. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Montezuma Oropendola at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there