Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
   (L 16-20" Wt 8.1-18.3 oz)
Song is “unforgettable”...”
conversational bubbling followed by
loud gurgles”.
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
Psarcolius in Greek means starling
jackdaw; montezuma iis after the
emperor of the Aztecs (1480-1520).
© Peter
Boesman
xeno-canto
White facial patches and
two-tone bill differs from
Chestnut-headed species.
La Selva Lodge
08Jan2023
18Jan2022