Order: Passeriformes | Family: Icteridae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Alto Nieva, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. No Data
Status: The Mountain Cacique is uncommon in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 1800-3450 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Cacique Montañes.
Sub-species: Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus leucoramphus) (Bonaparte), 1845. Colombia (all three cordilleras) S to SE Ecuador and northern Peru.
(Cacicus chrysonotus peruvianus), J. T. Zimmer, 1924. E slope of Andes of Peru (Amazonas S to Junín).
(Cacicus chrysonotus chrysonotus), d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1838. Southern Peru and E Bolivia.
Meaning of Name: Cacicus: Spanish Caique= Indian Chief. chrysonotus: Gr. Khrusos= gold and nōtos= backed.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.