This cacique is presented here through the affinis subspecies of Brazil's Atlantic Forest. It has a black body and red rump, and colonies build hanging nests high in trees.
The affinis subspecies described from Brazil's Atlantic Forest has a black body, red rump, and pale bill.
It searches among forest foliage for fruit and insects. In breeding colonies, it builds long hanging nests high in trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.