Geographic range:
Neotropical: This species is endemic to Pacific lowlands of Mexico
and can be found from south Sonora to Chiapas.
Physical
characteristics: Larger (up to 30
cm), slim black and yellow bird with pale greenish -white bill. Body
is mostly black, only wing patch, rump, under tail coverts and outer
part of the tail are bright yellow. Females are paler - smoky brown
and their bills have duller color. Legs are brown to black. Eyes yellowish
in males and yellowish or dark in females.
Food
habits:
Reproduction:
Yellow -winged cacique constructs a conspicuous bag -like suspended
nest, which can be as much as 70 cm long. New nest made of grass and
other material of plant origin is constructed every spring and is
usually placed in higher parts of tree crowns. Entrance to the nest
is in its top part, bottom part forms a bowl -like chamber and holds
the eggs and later hatchlings. Typical clutch contains 2 - 4 eggs.
Behavior: Yellow -winged caciques
are arboreal species and usually travel and forage in mixed -sexes
groups. Also nesting was observed in colonial fashion although solitary
nest are more frequent.
Habitat: Wooded areas, plantations, villages. |
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