Yellow-billed Cacique vs Yellow-headed Manakin

Amblycercus holosericeus compared with Xenopipo flavicapilla

Key Differences

• Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern while Yellow-headed Manakin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Yellow-billed Cacique	Yellow-headed Manakin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Icteridae	Pipridae
Genus	Amblycercus	Xenopipo
Species	Amblycercus holosericeus	Xenopipo flavicapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Yellow-billed Cacique and Yellow-headed Manakin share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-headed Manakin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Yellow-billed Cacique	Yellow-headed Manakin
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-headed Manakin

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador