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 Everglades National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
📅 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 Everglades National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Cacique sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Cacique in Everglades National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Cacique in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.