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Photo by Fritz73
Photographed: Rio Pilcomayo National Park, Formosa, Argentina

Cacicus chrysopterus

[edit] Identification

A small cacique with yellow shoulders and a yellow rump which does not extend very much up the back. The bill is greyish-blue and the iris is usually yellow, white or occasionally pale blue, as in this case. It also has a short crest which is noticeable when raised.

[edit] Distribution

At the nest.
Photo by Gary Clark
Location: Chaco National Park, Argentina

South America: found from eastern Bolivia to Paraguay, southern Brazil, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.

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