Yellow-billed Cacique vs Yellow Bittern

Amblycercus holosericeus compared with Ixobrychus sinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Yellow-billed Cacique	Yellow Bittern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Icteridae	Ardeidae
Genus	Amblycercus	Ixobrychus
Species	Amblycercus holosericeus	Ixobrychus sinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Bittern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Yellow-billed Cacique	Yellow Bittern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow Bittern

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway