Crested Oropendola

Crested Oropendola

Psarocolius decumanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Manu National Park
1,205 Verified records at Manu National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus), also known as the cornbird, is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It is "[u]ndoubtedly overall the commonest and most widespread oropendola". Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Oropendola sighting in Manu National Park, based on 1,205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
50–60%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
6 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
30–40%
7 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
8 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
9 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
10 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
11 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
12 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
13 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
14 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
20–30%
15 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
16 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
17 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
18 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
19 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
20 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
21 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
22 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
23 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
24 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
25 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
26 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
5–10%
27 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
29 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
32 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
33 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
35 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
36 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
37 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Oropendola in Manu National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Oropendola sighting in Manu National Park, based on 1,205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Oropendola in Manu National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Oropendola in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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