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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Cacique sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 283 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Scrub Blackbird
Dives warczewiczi
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Yellow-tailed Oriole
Icterus mesomelas
Peruvian Meadowlark
Sturnella bellicosa
White-edged Oriole
Icterus graceannae
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
📅 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 Machalilla National Park?
About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Cacique sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 283 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Cacique in Machalilla National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Cacique in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.