Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Solitary Cacique

Cacicus solitarius

The Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius) is an 80 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

80 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay.

Where to see it: PN Iberá · Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá) (Argentina); Pantanal · P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributaries (Brazil); Barba Azul Nature Reserve (Bolivia); Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (Argentina); San Miguelito Jaguar Conservation Ranch (Bolivia).

Photo: (c) Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist