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Species record

Mountain Cacique

Cacicus chrysonotus

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Primary Traits

FamilyIcteridae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

78.8 g

Elevation

1,800 m - 3,600 m

Data points

47

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Cacicus chrysonotus

English name

Mountain Cacique

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Icteridae

Genus

Cacicus

Species

chrysonotus

Data source

NWBL, BOTW, D23

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

58 g

Maximum female mass

67 g

Minimum male mass

93 g

Maximum male mass

98 g

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

78.8 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

1,800 m

Typical upper elevation

3,600 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

1,800 m

Typical elevation

2,700 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

1.22

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Colonial, Social, Solitary

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

Occasional help

Nest type

Pendant

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

No data

Maximum clutch size

No data

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

No data