Selva cacique

Selva cacique
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Cacicus
Species:
C. koepckeae
Binomial name
Cacicus koepckeae
Lowery & O'Neill, 1965

The Selva cacique (Cacicus koepckeae) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Peru where its natural habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is an uncommon and elusive bird and it is threatened by habitat destruction; the population is thought to be declining rapidly and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the bird's conservation status as being "Near Threatened".

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Cacicus koepckeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22724043A181014094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22724043A181014094.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.