The chestnut-headed oropendola was one of my favorite surprise birds. I'd never heard of an oropendola and it is relatively large with a goofy, cartoonish, Bigbird type bill. We encountered several at Montezuma Rainforest Lodge.
The male has a slight crest, a chestnut head, neck, partial breast and hindquarters, bluish-black wings, back, belly and most tail feathers (several are yellow), light-blue iris, an ivory colored bill that extends up over the forehead and a lower mandible that only goes two-thirds of the length of the upper mandible. Females are similar, but smaller and duller.
Its range extends from lower Mexico down to Colombia and northeastern Ecuador.
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| Chestnut-headed oropendola range from Wikipedia. |
It eats large insects, fruits and berries.
It almost likes like it is wearing part of a helmet, the visor on a suit of armor. Love it.
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