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Band-tailed Cacique
Cacicus latirostris Swainson, 1838
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The band-tailed cacique (Cacicus latirostris) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Wikipedia contributors, Band-tailed cacique; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:36:30.709891+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cacicus latirostris Swainson, 1838
- Name authority
- Swainson, 1838
- Common name
- Band-tailed Cacique
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Icteridae
- Genus
- Cacicus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyIcteridae
- genusCacicus Lacépède, 1799
- speciesCacicus latirostris Swainson, 1838
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cacicus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela (Linnaeus, 1758) | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus (Vigors, 1825) | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Solitary CaciqueCacicus solitarius Vieillot, 1816 | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ocyalus latirostris (Swainson, 1838) (Swainson, 1838) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Swainson, & William John. (1838). Animals in Menageries. The Cabinet Cyclopaedia, Vol. 98. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:DDCX2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.