Waved Pincertail vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Onychogomphus flexuosus compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Waved Pincertail	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Gomphidae	Icteridae
Genus	Onychogomphus	Amblycercus
Species	Onychogomphus flexuosus	Amblycercus holosericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Waved Pincertail and Yellow-billed Cacique share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.