Casqued Oropendola
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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Synonyms: Psarocolius oseryi (Deville, 1849)

[Photo] Casqued Oropendola (Psarocolius oseryi). Source: Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mountainpath/469306063/) "From a tributary of the Rio Napo, Ecuador. Status is rare to uncommon and local. Colonies often in large trees overhanging forest rivers. Forages in small flocks in canopy, sometimes with other oropendolas and caciques. Our local guides were excited to see these building a new colony in the area.". Date: 2007-04-22. Author: Kent Nickell, mountainpath2001 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mountainpath/)

The Casqued Oropendola (Clypicterus oseryi) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is in the monotypic genus Clypicterus though it seems to be very close to the Band-tailed Oropendola and might be included in Psarocolius.

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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