Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus

f9 @ 1/400s, ISO:4000, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X teleconverter

"Crested Oropendola," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The crested oropendola also known as the Suriname crested oropendola or the cornbird is a New World tropical icterid bird. It is a resident breeder in lowland South America east of the Andes, from Panama and Colombia south to northern Argentina, as well as on Trinidad and Tobago.Adult males are mainly black with a chestnut rump and a tail which is bright yellow apart from two dark central feathers. There is a long narrow crest which is often difficult to see. The iris is blue and the long bill is whitish. Females are similar but smaller, duller, and crestless.

Darien Province, Panama

03/01/2017