Mexican Cacique
Cassiculus melanicterus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Icteridae
- Genus
- Cassiculus
- eBird Code
- yewcac1
Taxonomy Changes
Cacicus melanicterus → Cassiculus melanicterus
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Distribution
Pacific lowlands of western Mexico (southeastern Sonora) to southeastern Guatemala
Vocalizations
Carlos Martínez · CC_BY_4_0
Henggang Cui · CC0_1_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.