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Yellow-winged Cacique
Cassiculus melanicterus
23 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus
Black-vented OrioleIcterus wagleri
Scott's OrioleIcterus parisorum
Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 3,640 |
|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 1,164 |
| Jalisco | 743 |
| Sinaloa | 703 |
| Nayarit | 423 |
| Colima | 178 |
| Guerrero | 172 |
| Morelos | 79 |
| Chiapas | 74 |
| Michoacan de Ocampo | 74 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Pendulous nestingListed by a harvested source as building pendulous nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Blackbirds and Orioles · Icteridae |
| Genus | Yellow-winged Caciques · Cassiculus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow-winged Cacique with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.