Cassique d'Équateur vs Cassique à dos rouge

Cacicus sclateri compared with Cacicus uropygialis

Key Differences

• Cassique d'Équateur is Least Concern while Cassique à dos rouge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cassique d'Équateur	Cassique à dos rouge
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family same	Icteridae	Icteridae
Genus same	Cacicus	Cacicus
Species	Cacicus sclateri	Cacicus uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cassique d'Équateur and Cassique à dos rouge share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cacicus.

Conservation Status

Cassique d'Équateur

LC — Least Concern

Cassique à dos rouge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cassique d'Équateur	Cassique à dos rouge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cassique d'Équateur

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Cassique à dos rouge

Habitat

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

Range

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

Cassique à dos rouge

Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway