Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus)

Mountain Cacique, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

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

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mountain Cacique being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cacicus chrysopterus
Icterus portoricensis
Icterus cayanensis
Lipaugus ater
Cacicus cela

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Cacicus
Species: Cacicus chrysonotus

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