Cassique à dos rouge vs Cassique solitaire

Cacicus uropygialis compared with Cacicus solitarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cassique à dos rouge	Cassique solitaire
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 uropygialis	Cacicus solitarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cassique à dos rouge

NT — Near Threatened

Cassique solitaire

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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 solitaire

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Cassique solitaire

Solitary Black Cacique (Cacicus solitarius) 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 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela