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ForestDomed nestMedium · 64 g
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The Selva cacique is entirely black except for a distinctive yellow rump and yellow upper-tail coverts. It is a slender long-tailed bird with a total length of about 23 cm (9 in). The beak and irises are bluish-white while the legs are dark.
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When to see the Selva Cacique
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
About the Selva Cacique
The Selva cacique is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Peru where its natural habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is an uncommon and elusive bird and it is threatened by habitat destruction; the population is thought to be declining rapidly and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the bird's conservation status as being "Near Threatened".
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Easily confused with
Ecuadorian CaciqueCacicus sclateriThe male Ecuadorian cacique grows to a length of about 23 cm (9 in), with the female being a little smaller.
Band-tailed CaciqueCacicus latirostrisMale band-tailed caciques average about 33 cm (13 in) long and 118 g (4.2 oz).
Casqued CaciqueCacicus oseryiMale casqued caciques average 37 cm (15 in) long and 188 g (6.6 oz).
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