Colombian mountain grackle
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| Colombian mountain grackle | |
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| File:Columbian Mountain Grackle (Macroagelaius subalaris) (8079736640).jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Macroagelaius |
| Species: | M. subalaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Macroagelaius subalaris (Boissonneau, 1840)
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| File:Macroagelaius subularis map.svg | |
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The Colombian mountain grackle (Macroagelaius subalaris), is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]It is endemic to Colombia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Conservation
[edit | edit source]It is threatened by habitat loss and declining in numbers. It was uplisted from Near Threatened to Critically Endangered status in 2000, due to fears of a collapse of the presumably tiny population. As the species, while still severely declining, has turned out to be more widespread than believed, it was downlisted to Endangered in the 2007 IUCN Red List.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- Sources
- BirdLife International (2007a): 2006-2007 Red List status changes, Retrieved 26 August 2007
- BirdLife International (2007b): Mountain Grackle - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 28 August 2007
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