Russet-backed oropendola

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Russet-backed oropendola
In Colombia
Song of Russet-backed oropendola

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Psarocolius
Species:
P. angustifrons
Binomial name
Psarocolius angustifrons
(Spix, 1824)
Range of russet-backed oropendola (in green)

The russet-backed oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) is a species of

nominate subspecies has a black bill, while the highland subspecies all have pale bills. These have been regarded as separate species, but as they hybridize
freely, all major authorities now regard them as a single species.

  • Black billed subspecies in the lowlands of eastern Ecuador
    Black billed subspecies in the lowlands of eastern Ecuador
  • Pair of P. a. salmoni, grooming, Colombia
    Pair of P. a. salmoni, grooming, Colombia

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