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 →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Cacique sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 1,988 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Solitary Black Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Red-rumped Cacique
Cacicus haemorrhous
Ecuadorian Cacique
Cacicus sclateri
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Orange-backed Oriole
Icterus icterus
Oriole Blackbird
Gymnomystax mexicanus
Green Oropendola
Psarocolius viridis
Epaulet Oriole
Icterus cayanensis
Casqued Cacique
Psarocolius oseryi
Olive Oropendola
Psarocolius bifasciatus
📅 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 Yasuní National Park?
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Cacique sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 1,988 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Cacique in Yasuní National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Cacique in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.