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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Mountain Cacique
Cacicus chrysonotus
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Orange-backed Oriole
Icterus icterus
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Yellow Oriole
Icterus nigrogularis
Carib Grackle
Quiscalus lugubris
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-rumped Cacique at Farallones de Cali National Natural 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