Yellow-rumped Cacique

Cacicus cela (Linnaeus, 1758)

28 cmLength86 gWeight

The yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.

Most records: Ecuador, Peru, Panama

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-rumped Cacique has been recorded at 336 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sani LodgeEcuador2,437 records
Sacha LodgeEcuador1,439 records
Manu BiolodgePeru1,331 records

More places

Pipeline Road (Camino del Oleoducto)Panama1,313 records
Panama Rainforest Discovery CenterPanama1,239 records
Ammo Dump PondsPanama1,200 records
Pantanal – P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributariesBrazil1,166 records
Pipeline Road – Parque Nacional SoberaníaPanama1,090 records
Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil1,060 records
El Jaguar ProAves reserveColombia1,002 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Peru Panama Brazil Colombia Guyana Venezuela Trinidad & Tobago

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in much of northern South America from Panama, Venezuela and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. However, they have been sighted as far north as Nayarit state in Mexico.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-rumped Cacique?

The Yellow-rumped Cacique is about 28 cm long and weighs around 86 g.

Where does the Yellow-rumped Cacique live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: central Panama to northern Bolivia and south-central Brazil. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Peru and Panama.