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Solitary Black Cacique
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Solitary Black Cacique

Cacicus solitarius (Vieillot, 1816)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSolitary Black Cacique
DutchZwarte Buidelspreeuw
SpanishBoyero negro
Chinese黑酋长鹂
Scientific nameCacicus solitarius (Vieillot, 1816)

About this species

The solitary cacique or solitary black cacique (Cacicus solitarius) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. It is a fairly common bird with a very extensive range so the IUCN has rated it as a "species of least concern".

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyIcteridae
GenusCacicus

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