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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Cacique sighting in Darién National Park, based on 638 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Black Oropendola
Psarocolius guatimozinus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Orange-crowned Oriole
Icterus auricapillus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Carib Grackle
Quiscalus lugubris
Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
📅 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 Darién National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Cacique sighting in Darién National Park, based on 638 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Cacique in Darién National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Cacique in Darién National Park in our monthly data.