Scarlet-rumped Cacique

Cacicus uropygialis

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyIcteridae (New World Blackbirds and Orioles)
GenusCacicus (Typical Caciques)
SpeciesCacicus uropygialis (Scarlet-rumped Cacique)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

1 Verified sightings at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park From 2019 to 2026

11,140 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Scarlet-rumped Cacique

The scarlet-rumped cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) is a passerine bird species in the New World blackbird family Icteridae. This species has sometimes been split into two species: the scarlet-rumped cacique (Cacicus microrhynchus) and the subtropical cacique (Cacicus uropygialis).

The scarlet-rumped cacique was formally described in 1843 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye based on a specimen collected in Colombia. He coined the binomial name Cassicus uropygialis where the specific epithet is from Medieval Latin uropygium meaning "rump". The scarlet-rumped cacique is now one of ten species placed in the genus Cacicus that was introduced in 1799 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède.

Three subspecies are recognised: Cacicus uropygialis microrhynchus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, O, 1865) – far northeastern Honduras to eastern Panama (except Darién Province) Cacicus uropygialis pacificus Chapman, FM, 1915 – eastern Panama (Darién Province) to western Colombia and western Ecuador (El Oro)

Cacicus uropygialis uropygialis Lafresnaye, 1843 – Andes of Colombia to northwestern Venezuela, eastern Ecuador, and southeastern Peru The taxa C. u. pacificus and... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Icterus galbula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Molothrus oryzivorus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Icterus prosthemelas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psarocolius decumanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psarocolius wagleri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sturnella militaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Icterus spurius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Molothrus aeneus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dives dives

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sturnella magna

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
2	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
3	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
6	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
7	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
8	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
9	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
10	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
13	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
14	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
20	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
29	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
30	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Scarlet-rumped Cacique

About the Scarlet-rumped Cacique

Recent sightings of Scarlet-rumped Cacique in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Montezuma Oropendola

Great-tailed Grackle

Baltimore Oriole

Giant Cowbird

Black-cowled Oriole

Crested Oropendola

Chestnut-headed Oropendola

Red-breasted Blackbird

Orchard Oriole

Bronzed Cowbird

Melodious Blackbird

Eastern Meadowlark

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found