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title: "Breithaubenstirnvogel"
description: "Psarocolius angustifrons — Vögel. The russet-backed oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/russet-backed-oropendola
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Breithaubenstirnvogel

> Psarocolius angustifrons — Vögel. The russet-backed oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds.

- Scientific name: *Psarocolius angustifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 3153
- Wikidata: [Q1317712](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1317712)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10130](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10130)

## Names

- en: Russet-backed Oropendola
- de: Breithaubenstirnvogel
- es: Oropéndola variable
- fr: Cassique roussâtre
- nl: Roestrugoropendola
- pt: Japu-pardo
- pl: Kacykowiec rdzawy

## Countries with the most observations

EC (905), CO (824), PE (817), BO (111), BR (51), VE (23)

## Summary

The russet-backed oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is a "noisy and social bird that forages, nests, and roosts in groups".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russet-backed_oropendola

## Photo

![Breithaubenstirnvogel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/russet-backed-oropendola/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196329296

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/russet-backed-oropendola?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).