Ecuadorian Cacique vs xexéu

Cacicus sclateri compared with Cacicus cela

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Cacique	xexéu
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Icteridae	Icteridae
Genus same	Cacicus	Cacicus
Species	Cacicus sclateri	Cacicus cela

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Cacique and xexéu share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cacicus.

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Cacique

LC — Least Concern

xexéu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Cacique	xexéu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

xexéu

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

xexéu

O japu-de-uropígio-amarelo (Cacicus cela) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. É um icterídeo colonial que habita selvas tropicais, florestas ribeirinhas e terras agrícolas das bacias Amazônica e do Orinoco; distingue-se pelo uropígio e base da cauda amarelos e pelos olhos azuis. Nidifica em colônias construindo ninhos pendentes em forma de bolsa nas copas das árvores.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway