Cacique (Noun)
Meaning
Black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The altivoltus cacique, found in Ecuador, has distinctive red patches on its wings and tail.
- Researchers observed that the oropendola cacique formed a close-knit community within the cloud forest ecosystem.
- Montezuma's oropendola, a species of cacique, can grow up to 22 inches in length.
- Black oropendola caciques use specific sounds to identify the identity of each other in a loud vocal gathering.
- Despite similarities with their common namesake the Mexican cacique can range greatly from various northern orenidae distributions