Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusCacicus (Typical Caciques)
- SpeciesCacicus cela (Yellow-rumped Cacique)
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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Cacique sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-rumped Cacique in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Cacique sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Cacique in Big Cypress National Preserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Cacique in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.