Mountain Cacique
Cacicus chrysonotusd'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838
English (US) Mountain Cacique
The Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cacicus chrysonotus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Cacique
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cacicus chrysonotus leucoramphus
- Cacicus chrysonotus peruvianus
- Cacicus chrysonotus chrysonotus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Cassicus] Chrysonotus
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838
- Type locality
- Yungas, Bolivia.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 8 cl.2 p.3 pl.77,78,79
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies
Solitary Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Golden-winged Cacique
Cacicus chrysopterus
Ecuadorian Cacique
Cacicus sclateri
Selva Cacique
Cacicus koepckeae
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Band-tailed Cacique
Cacicus latirostris
Red-rumped Cacique
Cacicus haemorrhous
Casqued Cacique
Cacicus oseryi
Hispaniolan Oriole
Icterus dominicensis
Cuban Oriole
Icterus melanopsis
Bahama Oriole
Icterus northropi
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