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 →
Closest Relatives at Emas National Park
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Yellow-rumped Marshbird
Pseudoleistes guirahuro
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Screaming Cowbird
Molothrus rufoaxillaris
Epaulet Oriole
Icterus cayanensis
White-browed Meadowlark
Sturnella superciliaris
Orange-backed Oriole
Icterus icterus
Curl-crested Jay
Cyanocorax cristatellus
Black-throated Saltator
Saltatricula atricollis
White-rumped Monjita
Xolmis velatus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-rumped Cacique at Emas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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