Yellow-rumped Cacique (Amazonian) Photo by Ann Doty

Cacicus cela cela

Adult

©Ann Doty

Location: Ecuador > Sucumbíos
Date: Jun 16, 2019
Caption: #photocontest2019

Sacha Lodge - Kapok Tower
Sucumbios, Ecuador
With Sacha Lodge guide Oscar Tapuy

Adults are mostly black but have a yellow wing coverts and a bright yellow patch on their rump. Males also have a short black crest, lacking in the female. Adult Yellow-rumped Caciques have pale blue eyes and a greenish yellow bill.