Thursday, May 12, 2016

ANIMALS – BIRDS – SONGBIRDS – GOLDEN-WINGED CACIQUE (CACICUS CHRYSOPTERUS)


Animals - Birds - Songbirds

Golden-winged cacique (Cacicus chrysopterus)


Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Icteridae
Genus : Cacicus
Species :
C. Chrysopterus


Description:

The Golden-winged cacique (Cacicus chrysopterus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.


Binomial Name:

Name : Cacicus chrysopterus
Taxonomist : Nicholas Aylward Vigors (Old Leighlin - Ireland)
Year :
1825
Subspecies :
None, or not data available
Synonyms :
None, or not data available


Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Least Concern

Has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as evaluated but not qualified for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, near threatened, or (prior to 2001) conservation dependent.

Philatelic Issues


2000 - Uruguay - Stamp 4 of 4, from Birds Series


Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: September 27th, 2000
Printed: 25.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 5

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 35 mm. x 22 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

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