Tours where you can spot this bird
2 tours in Mexico
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus (Deppe, 1830)
Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
Yellow-billed Cacique, Amblycercus holosericeus, is a bird of Middle and South America, from eastern Mexico through Central America to Venezuela and northern Bolivia. It belongs to the family Icteridae. Its breeding range is spread across this broad area. The species was first described in 1830. It is the only member of its genus, and its long bill ends in a chisel-like tip. Adults have a pale yellow iris and grey legs and feet, while juveniles are duller and have a dark iris.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
- Breeding range
- Middle America, South America: ec Mexico to w Venezuela and n Bolivia
