Light Red Meranti vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Shorea lepidota compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Icteridae
Genus	Shorea	Amblycercus
Species	Shorea lepidota	Amblycercus holosericeus

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Yellow-billed Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.