Mountain Cacique vs Red-rumped Cacique

Cacicus chrysonotus compared with Cacicus haemorrhous

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cacique	Red-rumped Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family same	Icteridae	Icteridae
Genus same	Cacicus	Cacicus
Species	Cacicus chrysonotus	Cacicus haemorrhous

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Cacique and Red-rumped Cacique share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cacicus.

Conservation Status

Mountain Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Red-rumped Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Cacique	Red-rumped Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Red-rumped Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Mountain Cacique

Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus) 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