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title: "Yellow-billed Cacique"
description: "Amblycercus holosericeus — Birds. The yellow-billed cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-billed-cacique
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-billed Cacique

> Amblycercus holosericeus — Birds. The yellow-billed cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.

- Scientific name: *Amblycercus holosericeus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 856
- Wikidata: [Q1300850](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1300850)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10426](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10426)

## Names

- en: Yellow-billed Cacique
- de: Gelbschnabelkassike
- es: Cacique pico claro
- fr: Cassique à bec jaune
- nl: Geelsnaveltroepiaal
- pl: Kacyk żółtodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

MX (486), CR (75), HN (43), BZ (37), PA (37), NI (22), GT (17), CO (12), EC (12)

## Summary

The yellow-billed cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-billed_cacique

## Photo

![Yellow-billed Cacique](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-billed-cacique/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193337271

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-billed-cacique?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).