Subtropical Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis)
About the Subtropical Cacique
The scarlet-rumped cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) is a passerine bird species in the New World blackbird family Icteridae. This species has sometimes been split into two species: the scarlet-rumped cacique (Cacicus microrhynchus) and the subtropical cacique (Cacicus uropygialis). The scarlet-rumped cacique was formally described in 1843 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye based on a specimen collected in Colombia. He coined the binomial name Cassicus uropygialis where the specific epithet is from Medieval Latin uropygium meaning "rump". The scarlet-rumped cacique is now one of ten species placed in the genus Cacicus that was introduced in 1799 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède. Three subspecies are recognised:
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3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela · xeno-canto lists 74 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Band-tailed OropendolaCacicus latirostrisprofile
- Casqued OropendolaCacicus oseryirecording
- Ecuadorian CaciqueCacicus sclaterirecording
- Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterusprofile
- Northern Mountain CaciqueCacicus leucoramphusrecording
- Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhousprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.