Mexican cacique
Species of bird
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The Mexican cacique or yellow-winged cacique (Cassiculus melanicterus) is a species of cacique in the family Icteridae. It is found only on the west coast of Mexico and the northernmost edge of Guatemala. It is monotypic in its own genus.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Cassiculus Swainson, 1827 |
| Species: | C. melanicterus |
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| Cassiculus melanicterus (Bonaparte, 1825) | |
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Cacicus melanicterus | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The genus Cassiculus was introduced by the English ornithologist William Swainson in 1827.[2][3]
