- Psarocolius atrovirens
Identification
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Manu Road, Cock of the Rock Lodge, Challabamba, Parque Nacional del Manu, Madre de Dios Department, Peru, September 2018
Manu Road, Cock of the Rock Lodge, Challabamba, Parque Nacional del Manu, Madre de Dios Department, Peru, September 2018
Male 42 cm (16½ in); female 33 cm (13 in)
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of south-eastern Peru and north-western Bolivia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry and wet mountainous forests. Can often be seen along canyons, around human settlements and fruit orchards.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not a lot known. They appear to eat arthropods and insects, small vertebrates, fruit and nectar. They also catch moths.
Gallery
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Photo © by Peter R. Bono
along Manu Road, Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, (approx. 1400m), Peru, August 2008
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Dusky-green Oropendola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky-green_Oropendola
