Band-tailed Cacique

Overview

Band-tailed Cacique (Cacicus latirostris) is a species of Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds (Icteridae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Cacicus; binomial: Cacicus latirostris; authority: Swainson, 1838.

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Move Band-tailed Oropendola from Ocyalus to Cacicus (Powell et al. 2014). Change English name from Band-tailed Oropendola to Band-tailed Cacique (SACC 641).