Cassique à épaulettes vs Cassique à dos rouge

Cacicus chrysopterus compared with Cacicus uropygialis

Key Differences

• Cassique à épaulettes is Least Concern while Cassique à dos rouge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cassique à épaulettes	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 chrysopterus	Cacicus uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cassique à épaulettes

LC — Least Concern

Cassique à dos rouge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cassique à épaulettes	Cassique à dos rouge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cassique à épaulettes

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway