Velvet-fronted Grackle

Lampropsar tanagrinus (Spix, 1824)

57 gWeight

The velvet-fronted grackle (Lampropsar tanagrinus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, monotypic within the genus Lampropsar.

Most records: Colombia, Bolivia, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Velvet-fronted Grackle has been recorded at 33 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Rio Inírida – MatracaColombia331 records
San José del Guaviare – Buena VistaColombia178 records
El Jaguar ProAves reserveColombia125 records

More places

Tahuayo LodgePeru106 records
Comunidad SabanitasColombia96 records
Chuchini Ecological ReserveBolivia94 records
Trinidad – Laguna SuarezBolivia82 records
ExplorNapo LodgePeru71 records
Explorama LodgePeru52 records
Muyuna Amazon LodgePeru46 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia Bolivia Peru Ecuador Brazil Venezuela

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The velvet-fronted grackle (Lampropsar tanagrinus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, monotypic within the genus Lampropsar. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.

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Questions

How big is the Velvet-fronted Grackle?

The Velvet-fronted Grackle weighs around 57 g.

Where does the Velvet-fronted Grackle live?

Its breeding range: South America: forested wetlands in Guiana Shield and western, southwestern Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.