Russet-backed Oropendola
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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae

[Photo] Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons). This is the only subspecies with a black bill, (angustifrons, east Ecuador, SE Colombia). Some authors separate all forms other than nominate as a separate species called Yellow-billed Oropendola Psarocolius alfredi. From the wooden canopy tower, Sacha Lodge, Ecuador. Source: Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mountainpath/436704938/). Date: 2007-03-27. Author: Kent Nickell, mountainpath2001 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mountainpath/).

The Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

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