---
title: "Stahlkassike"
description: "Cacicus solitarius — Vögel. The solitary cacique or solitary black cacique (Cacicus solitarius) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/solitary-black-cacique
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Stahlkassike

> Cacicus solitarius — Vögel. The solitary cacique or solitary black cacique (Cacicus solitarius) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.

- Scientific name: *Cacicus solitarius*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 1480
- Wikidata: [Q944938](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944938)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10365](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10365)

## Names

- en: Solitary Black Cacique
- de: Stahlkassike
- es: Boyero negro
- fr: Cassique solitaire
- nl: Zwarte buidelspreeuw
- pt: Iraúna-de-bico-branco
- pl: Kacyk czarny

## Countries with the most observations

AR (988), BR (292), BO (32), PE (18), EC (13), UY (13), PY (12), CO (8)

## Summary

The solitary cacique or solitary black cacique (Cacicus solitarius) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. It is a fairly common bird with a very extensive range so the IUCN has rated it as a "species of least concern".

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

## Photo

![Stahlkassike](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/solitary-black-cacique/medium.jpg)

Photo: demianlescano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240422598

## Machine access

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