Avibase: Psarocolius wagleri (Chestnut-headed Oropendola)

Chestnut-headed Oropendola

Psarocolius wagleri (Gray, GR 1844)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Kent Livezey	2017-05-19	El Valle de Antón, Antón, Provincia de Coclé, Coclé (Panama) (600 m)	call, song, wing whirrs, wing-flapping displays - Singing, calling, and wing-displaying at a nesting site. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	371047 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Oliver Komar	2018-02-09	Reserva El Jilguero--Sector La Laguna Pintada, La Paz, Honduras, La Paz (Honduras)	-	86067171 macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Kent Livezey	2017-04-05	Pipeline Road, Soberania NP, Colón (Panama) (50 m)	call, song - Singing from perches about 5 to 7 m from the ground. Sang many types of songs here. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	363224 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Juan Manuel Arbeláez - Wild Colombia Birding Tours	2025-07-06	, Risaralda (Colombia)	-	638860080 macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Juan Freile	2022-05-28	Reserva FCAT, Quinindé (Ecuador) (500 m)	call, various calls - An active and nervous flock of up to 30 individuals in mature forest canopy.	971178 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Roger Ahlman	2020-10-11	Casa Poza Honda, Manabí, Ecuador, Manabí (Ecuador)	- Same bird as on the photos	273524211 macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Isaí López	2026-02-07	, La Paz (Honduras)	-	650476105 macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Peter Boesman	2024-02-18	Finca Rubel Chaim, Alta Verapaz, San Juan Chamelco (Guatemala) (? m)	song - [also] [sono]	880253 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri wagleri	Samuel Jones	2015-07-04	Cusuco National Park, Cortés (Honduras) (1174 m)	call - Song/call from one of two individuals feeding in a fruiting tree above trail. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	312606 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi	Olaf Jahn	1996-09-26	Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, village and vicinity, Río Santiago, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (60 m)	begging? calls, song - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Group playback-used:no	262708 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Kent Livezey	2019-02-07	Rio Torti, Torti, Panamá (Panama) (100 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	456259 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Juan Sebastian Giraldo Bernal	2023-09-27	, Chocó (Colombia)	-	617782616 macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Steve Hampton	2023-02-28	, Stann Creek (Belize)	-	544814581 macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi	Niels Krabbe	2012-02-11	Esmeraldas: 11 km WSW Same, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (60 m)	calls - At colony. Semi-humid shrubbery. Filtered version on Moore et al. (2013) (http://johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com/pubs/ECUAD/main.htm). bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	251419 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Carlos Delgado JUMABITA	2023-06-04	Vía Caldas-Angelopolis, Caldas (Colombia) (2100 m)	- [sono]	871496 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Ilona Schmidt	2024-11-08	Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Buenaventura (Colombia) (80 m)	song - Not modified. Park of the lodge.	960692 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Carlos Delgado JUMABITA	2026-02-20	PNN Tatamá - Cerro Montezuma , Pueblo Rico (Colombia) (1300 m)	call, song - [also] [sono]	1083969 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Kent Livezey	2018-01-31	El Salto, Darien, Darién (Panama) (20 m)	male, song - Two oropendolas calling while drinking nectar from some large flowers, about 3 m directly overhead. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	402068 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Peter Boesman	2015-03-06	San Lorenzo, Colón (Panama)	call - [sono]	271543 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi	Niels Krabbe	2012-02-09	Esmeraldas: 11 km WSW Same, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (60 m)	calls - At colony. Semi-humid shrubbery. Filtered version on Moore et al. (2013) (http://johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com/pubs/ECUAD/main.htm). bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	251420 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Carlos Delgado JUMABITA	2023-06-04	Vía Caldas-Angelopolis, Caldas (Colombia) (2100 m)	- [sono]	871499 xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Jérémy Calvo	2026-03-07	, Valle del Cauca (Colombia)	-	653494478 macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Juan Diego Vargas	2026-06-19	, Heredia (Costa Rica)	-	660493212 macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri	Kent Livezey	2017-05-19	El Valle de Antón, Antón, Provincia de Coclé, Coclé (Panama) (600 m)	song - Same location and morning as XC371047. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	371160 xeno-canto.org

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