---
title: "Japu-preto"
description: "Psarocolius decumanus — Aves. The crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus), also known as the cornbird, is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/crested-oropendola
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japu-preto

> Psarocolius decumanus — Aves. The crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus), also known as the cornbird, is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds.

- Scientific name: *Psarocolius decumanus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 5759
- Wikidata: [Q906518](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q906518)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10126](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10126)

## Names

- en: Crested Oropendola
- de: Krähenstirnvogel
- es: Oropéndola crestada
- fr: Cassique huppé
- nl: Kuiftroepiaal
- pt: Japu-preto
- pl: Kacykowiec rdzaworzytny

## Countries with the most observations

CO (1415), BR (1163), PA (455), BO (386), TT (369), EC (288), PE (236), AR (218), VE (187), GF (136), CR (101), SR (43)

## Summary

The crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus), also known as the cornbird, is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It is "[u]ndoubtedly overall the commonest and most widespread oropendola".

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

## Photo

![Japu-preto](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crested-oropendola/medium.jpg)

Photo: Manuel Roncal · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105728753

## Machine access

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