Conotos de Caracas
A citizen science initiative - Avian Biology and Conservation Lab - UCV
Colonies map
Here you can check the location of the known nesting colonies! Caracas represents the locality with the largest number of known colonies for any oropendola in the world. You can support us by visiting new places and recording the presence of the species or its nests.
Publications
Machado-Stredel F, Fernandes AMF, Riera F, Pérez-Emán JL. 2021. A city of oropendolas: Characterization of nesting colonies of Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) in Caracas, Venezuela. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132:259-270.
Machado-Stredel F, Fernandes AMF, Riera F, Gianni R, Rodríguez-Ferraro A, Pérez-Emán JL. 2019. Monitoreo del Conoto Negro Psarocolius decumanus en un ecosistema urbano: una iniciativa de ciencia ciudadana en Caracas, Venezuela. Revista Venezolana de Ornitología 9:4-14.
Citation
If you use data published on this website and wish to cite us please use:
Conotos of Caracas. 2016. Conotos de Caracas: a citizen science initiative [web application]. Laboratory of Biology and Conservation of Birds, IZET, UCV, Caracas, Venezuela. Available: http://lbcaves.wix.com/conotosccs (Accessed on [Date]).
For the use of photos, graphics, tables, maps or other multimedia products you can use:
Taken from Conotos de Caracas http://lbcaves.wix.com/conotosccs Consulted on [Date]
Breeding Population
Our first infographic represents a conservative estimate of the number of Crested Oropendolas that might inhabit the city. Since more than 50 colonies have been reported, we consider that in Caracas there are more than 500 oropendolas. This information is based on the cited literature [5,6,8,9], and on the results obtained in this project (Machado-Stredel et al. 2019, 2021).
Design: Herimar Bellera