Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius) | Photos, Calls and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

ForestDomed nestMedium · 80 g

Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius), photo 1 — Photo: Audrey Whitlock · CC BY 4.0

Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius), photo 2 — Photo: Audrey Whitlock · CC BY 4.0

Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius), photo 3 — Photo: Joao Quental · CC BY 4.0

Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius), photo 4 — Photo: Lucila Trussi · CC BY 4.0

Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius), photo 5 — Photo: filipeprates · CC BY 4.0

Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius), photo 6 — Photo: Paulo Nogueira · CC BY 4.0

Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius), photo 7 — Photo: Paulo Nogueira · CC BY 4.0

Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius), photo 8 — Photo: Leonel Roget · CC BY 4.0

Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius), photo 9 — Photo: Leonel Roget · CC BY 4.0

What the Solitary Cacique sounds like

Sonogram of the Solitary Cacique: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Sucumbíos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank Río Napo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The male solitary cacique has a length of about 27 cm (10.6 in) and the female 23 cm (9.1 in). It differs from all other entirely black birds with dark irises within its range, by having a large white, chisel-shaped, sharply-pointed beak. It could be confused with the Ecuadorian cacique (Cacicus sclateri), but that is smaller and has a restricted range, or the yellow-billed cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus), but that is not found east of the Andes. It has a range of different vocalizations which are mostly delivered at a measured pace but are sometimes interrupted by gurgles and growls.

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When to see the Solitary Cacique

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Solitary Cacique

Regular range

The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Argentina Brazil Peru Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Bolivia Uruguay Venezuela

About the Solitary Cacique

The solitary cacique or solitary black cacique is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.

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Easily confused with

Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterusMale golden-winged caciques are about 21 cm (8.3 in) long and females about 19 cm (7.5 in).

Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusMountain caciques are about 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 12 in) long.

Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhousMale red-rumped caciques average 29 cm (11 in) long and 96.5 g (3.4 oz).

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