Montezuma Oropendola

Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, RP, 1830)

Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Montezuma Oropendola, Psarocolius montezuma, breeds from southern Mexico to Panama in Middle America. It is a passerine in the icterid family and lives in forest canopy, along edges and in old plantations. The bird is a colonial nester, with hanging woven nests made only by females from fibres and vines. Colonies usually hold about 30 nests, though far larger groups have been recorded. A dominant male mates with most females after an elaborate bowing display, and the species is known for strong differences between the sexes.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
Breeding range: Middle America: s Mexico to Panama