Selva Cacique (Cacicus koepckeae)
About the Selva Cacique
The Selva cacique (Cacicus koepckeae) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Peru where its natural habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is an uncommon and elusive bird and it is threatened by habitat destruction; the population is thought to be declining rapidly and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the bird's conservation status as being "Near Threatened". The Selva cacique is entirely black except for a distinctive yellow rump and yellow upper-tail coverts. It is a slender long-tailed bird with a total length of about 23 cm (9 in). The beak and irises are bluish-white while the legs are dark.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Casqued OropendolaCacicus oseryirecording
- Ecuadorian CaciqueCacicus sclaterirecording
- Northern Mountain CaciqueCacicus leucoramphusrecording
- Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus microrhynchusrecording
- Solitary CaciqueCacicus solitariusrecording
- Subtropical CaciqueCacicus uropygialisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.