Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The red-bellied grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. Its genus, Hypopyrrhus, is monotypic. One of the grackles, it is endemic to Colombia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The species is threatened by habitat destruction and the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it to be a "vulnerable species".
The male red-bellied grackle grows to about 30 cm (12 in) and the female about 27 cm (10.6 in). The sexes are similar in appearance being entirely black apart from a red belly and red under-tail coverts. The bill is conical in shape and the irises are white or yellow. When held in the hand it is possible to see that the feathers of the head, neck and throat have shiny, naked shafts and thick, narrow webs.
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400 m (2,600 to 7,900 ft) above sea level. Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-bellied Grackle sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-bellied Grackle in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-bellied Grackle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Medellín, in our data
Medellín is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red-bellied Grackle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Icteridae
The closest relatives of the Red-bellied Grackle that you can see in Medellín (family Icteridae, New World Blackbirds and Orioles) are Shiny Cowbird (about 10%), Carib Grackle (about 10%) and Great-tailed Grackle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-bellied Grackle is recorded against all the birds logged in Medellín (124 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
