Yellow-rumped cacique

Cacicus cela

The Yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela) is a bird found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Panama and Venezuela. Forest edges and clearings across northern South America. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Cacicus cela
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Panama and Venezuela

🏡 Where the Yellow-rumped cacique lives

Forest edges and clearings across northern South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit60%
🐛 Insects & bugs40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It builds hanging nests in colonies, with dozens in one tree.

Hear the Yellow-rumped cacique

Recorded by radrat (CC0), xeno-canto XC695658. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Yellow-rumped cacique

Where does the Yellow-rumped cacique live?

The Yellow-rumped cacique lives in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Panama and Venezuela. Forest edges and clearings across northern South America.

What does the Yellow-rumped cacique eat?

fruit (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Yellow-rumped cacique endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.