Yellow-Rumped Cacique is a photograph by Deborah Irving which was uploaded on January 1st, 2018.
Yellow-Rumped Cacique
The male is in average 28 cm long and weighs about 104 g, with the female 23 cm long and weighing 60 g approximately. The yellow-rumped cacique is a... more
Title
Yellow-Rumped Cacique
Artist
Deborah Irving
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Photograph - Photographs
Description
The male is in average 28 cm long and weighs about 104 g, with the female 23 cm long and weighing 60 g approximately. The yellow-rumped cacique is a slim bird, with a long tail, blue eyes, and a pale yellow pointed bill. It has mainly black plumage, apart from a bright yellow rump, tail base, lower belly and wing "epaulets". The female is duller black than the male, and the juvenile bird resembles the female, but has dark eyes and a brown bill base.
The song of the male yellow-rumped cacique is a brilliant mixture of fluting notes with cackles, wheezes and sometimes mimicry. There are also many varied calls, and an active colony can be heard from a considerable distance.
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January 1st, 2018
