Waved Albatross vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Phoebastria irrorata compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Waved Albatross	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Diomedeidae	Icteridae
Genus	Phoebastria	Amblycercus
Species	Phoebastria irrorata	Amblycercus holosericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Waved Albatross and Yellow-billed Cacique share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Waved Albatross	Yellow-billed Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-billed Cacique

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway