YELLOW-WINGED CACIQUE (MEXICAN CACIQUE), RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this bird as a Yellow-winged Cacique (also known as Mexican Cacique) as follows:

• Mostly black with contrasting bright yellow large wing patch, undertail coverts and undertail.
• Ivory colored bill (see second photo).
• In the second photo you can see its raised crest.

   The Yellow-winged Cacique is endemic to the West coast of Mexico and the northernmost edge of Guatemala.

   The Yellow-winged Cacique is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,096.