Scarlet-rumped Cacique vs xexéu

Cacicus uropygialis compared with Cacicus cela

Key Differences

• Scarlet-rumped Cacique is Near Threatened while xexéu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet-rumped 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 uropygialis	Cacicus cela

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet-rumped Cacique and xexéu share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cacicus.

Conservation Status

Scarlet-rumped Cacique

NT — Near Threatened

xexéu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet-rumped Cacique	xexéu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarlet-rumped Cacique

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.

xexéu

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scarlet-rumped Cacique

O japu-de-uropígio-vermelho (Cacicus uropygialis) esta classificado como Quase Ameacado (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Proximo de se qualificar como ameacado, com populacoes que podem tornar-se vulneraveis sem medidas de conservacao.

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 4 countries:

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