Gangs of Montezuma Oropendolas are common in the grounds of the Lodge at Pico Bonito on the Caribbean side of Honduras. The colonial, woven hanging nests we saw at Lancetilla Botanical Gardens were unoccipied because were were not there in the breeding season. Then the males defend large harems of much smaller females and produce a complex warbling song, seemingly quite out of keeping with the size of the bird.
Relationships between the various species of oropendola appear to be contentious, probably unsurprising given the use of only mitochondrial DNA to form the basis of the statistical analysis. Psarocolius montezuma seems in common use along with Gymnostinops montezuma. It is found from Mexico to Panama.
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