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Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) is a member of the Icteridae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 85.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
- Genus Cacicus
- Species cela
Where it lives
Central Panama to northern Bolivia and south-central Brazil
Quick facts
- Weight
- 85.5 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Icteridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-rumped Cacique is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) belongs to the Icteridae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA c Panama to n Bolivia and sc Brazil.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 85.5 g, with a wing length of about 14.5 cm and a tail of around 9.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 8.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-rumped Cacique?
The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 85.5 g.
Where does the Yellow-rumped Cacique live?
The Yellow-rumped Cacique is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA c Panama to n Bolivia and sc Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-rumped Cacique belong to?
The Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) belongs to the Icteridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-rumped Cacique eat?
The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-rumped Cacique migrate?
The Yellow-rumped Cacique is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-rumped Cacique endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-rumped Cacique make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-rumped Cacique — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-rumped Cacique's range?
The Yellow-rumped Cacique has a mapped global range of about 8.6 million km².
Conservation
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