Yellow-rumped Cacique

The male is in average 28 cm long and weighs about 104 g, with the female 23 cm long and weighing 60 g approximately. The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a slim bird, with a long tail, blue eyes, and a pale yellow pointed bill. It has mainly black plumage, apart from a bright yellow rump, tail base, lower belly and wing epaulets. The female is duller black than the male, and the juvenile bird resembles the female, but has dark eyes and a brown bill base.

The Yellow-rumped Cacique is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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 and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. Description - The yellow rump The male is in average 28 cm long and weighs about 104 g, with the female 23 cm long and weighing 60 g approximately. More

Yellow-rumped caciques often nest colonially, and at colonies females outnumber males. Males display by roughing out their feathers, especially the yellow rump feathers, and with their body in a horizontal position, they flutter their wings and thrust their head downward while vocalizing. FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET They feed in trees, primarily in the outer foliage or in the canopy. Their food is primarily insects, but they also eat fruit. More

Yellow-rumped caciqueThe yellow-rumped cacique is is a long, slim perching bird 9-11 inches in length. It has a black body with a yellow rump, a yellow patch on its wings, and yellow at the base of its tail. It has blue eyes and a long, pointed yellow bill. Females are a little smaller than males and the are a little duller in color. More

Yellow-rumped cacique males displaying at Gamboa Reserve in Panama. Taken during a trip with Canopy Tower-best eco lodge in Panama.Catégorie : Voyages et événements Tags :Yellow-rumped cacique Canopy Tower Panama birds Chargement… J'aime Enregistrer dans Partager E-mail Skyrock Facebook Twitter MySpace Live Spaces Blogger orkut Buzz reddit Digg Chargement… Connectez-vous ou inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ! Publier un commentaire * Frostmute19 il y a 3 mois Those blue blue eyes are mesmerizing. More

yellow tail, while the Yellow-rumped Cacique has a relatively short black tail with yellow on the undertail coverts. In a manner similar to the crested oropendola, when singing the male bows, raises his rump and vibrates his wings. Skutch describes the songs as Chee cha chu chu-a series of full liquid notes descending in pitch, perhaps the bird More

Yellow-rumped Cacique, members of the Icteridae family and confused for the Crested Oropendola, live in noisy colonies in South America. Also known as Yellow-backed Cornbirds, these socials birds live in large flocks, where they fly from their roosts to feedings grounds. Appearance - 1. More

Yellow-rumped Cacique Vocalizations at the colony Cacicus cela cela (0:47) A. Bennett Hennessey XC2825 30-09-1996, Bolivia Yellow-rumped Cacique Vocalizations at the colony Cacicus cela cela (1:02) A. Bennett Hennessey XC2826 30-09-1996, Bolivia Yellow-rumped Cacique Calls Cacicus cela cela (0:17) A. More

The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a bird associated with open woodland or cultivation with large trees. It is a colonial breeder, with up to 100 bag-shaped nests in a tree, which usually also contains an active wasp nest. The females build the nests, incubate, and care for the young. Each nest is 3045 cm long and widens at the base, and is suspended from the end of a branch. Females compete for the best sites near the protection of the wasp nest. More

The Yellow-rumped Cacique is found in tropical South America from Panama to central Brazil. It prefers forest edges, woodland and some semi-open habitats. It is very gregarious and large noisy flocks can be seen flying over the Amazon and Orinoco Basin plains, particularly at dawn and dusk as the flocks move from their overnight roost to their feeding grounds and back again. They nest colonially in conspicuous hanging basket type nests which are usually built close to a wasps' nest. More

Yellow-rumped Cacique at his nest, Suriname, Japim, Cacicus cela, Cacique cul-jaune, Xex More

The song of the male Yellow-rumped Cacique is a brilliant mixture of fluting notes with cackles, wheezes and sometimes mimicry, and an active colony can be heard from a considerable distance. Yellow-rumped Cacique has benefited from the more open habitat created by forest clearance and ranching. More

Some species such as the Yellow-rumped Cacique have benefited from the more open habitat created by forest clearance and ranching, but the forest-dwellers have been adversely affected for the same reason. The Yellow-rumped Cacique, Cacicus cela, is a Passerine Bird in the New World family Icteridae. More

Individuals of the colonial Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) in Amazonian Peru can defend their nests against predators in three ways. First, by nesting on islands and around wasp nests, caciques are safe from arboreal mammals such as primates, which destroy many more-accessible colonies. Caimans and otters that live in lakes also protect island colonies from snakes, which are vulnerable when crossing open water. More

Yellow-rumped Cacique is a noisy and gregarious species that is common throughout the Amazon basin below 900m altitude in open areas with scattered trees, forest borders, clearings and around human habitation. Tambopata, Peru - December 2008 As well as their own wide repertoire of calls, individuals of the nominate race cela, in the eastern part of the species' range, are accomplished mimics of other species. More