Yellow-winged Cacique on Chinese Tulip Tree

by Judi Dressler

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Yellow-winged Cacique on Chinese Tulip Tree

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Judi Dressler

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The beautiful Yellow-winged Cacique is a common sight near Puerta Vallarta in Mexico. But I love this photograph of one sitting pretty on a Chinese Tulip flower in th botanical gardens of Puerta Vallarta.

Spectacular and conspicuous black-and-yellow bird of tropical lowlands in west Mexico. Favors deciduous forest and edges, plantations, and hedges with tall trees; often in towns and villages, especially near streams and rivers. Usually in flocks, moving through the canopy to feed at flowering and fruiting trees, but also feeds readily on the ground; often associates with flocks of jays. No similar species in range. Note the raised crest that flares up like a floppy fountain spray.

Photo taken in the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens in Nayarit, Mexico, on March 18, 2023.

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October 29th, 2023

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