Mountain cacique

The mountain cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Mountain cacique
Northern mountain cacique in Papallacta, Ecuador
Cacicus leucoramphus - Northern Mountain Cacique
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Icteridae
Genus:	Cacicus
Species:	C. chrysonotus
Binomial name
Cacicus chrysonotus d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838
Distribution map of Mountain Cacique. Green: C. c. leucoramphus and C. c. peruvianus; red: C. c. chrysonotus.
Synonyms
Cacicus leucoramphus (Bonaparte, 1844)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

It is sometimes split as:

• Southern mountain cacique (Cacicus (chrysonotus) chrysonotus)
• Northern mountain cacique (Cacicus (chrysonotus) leucoramphus)