Mountain cacique
The mountain cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
| Mountain cacique | |
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| Northern mountain cacique in Papallacta, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Cacicus |
| Species: | C. chrysonotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cacicus chrysonotus Lafresnaye & D'Orbigny, 1838 | |
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| Distribution map of Mountain Cacique. Green: C. c. leucoramphus and C. c. peruvianus; red: C. c. chrysonotus. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cacicus leucoramphus (Bonaparte, 1844) | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is sometimes split as:
- Southern mountain cacique (Cacicus (chrysonotus) chrysonotus)
- Northern mountain cacique (Cacicus (chrysonotus) leucoramphus)
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Cacicus chrysonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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