Colombian mountain grackle

Macroagelaius subalaris

The Colombian mountain grackle (Macroagelaius subalaris) is a bird found in Colombia. Found in Colombia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, seeds and nuts and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Macroagelaius subalaris
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia

🏡 Where the Colombian mountain grackle lives

Found in Colombia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 117 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and seeds.

Hear the Colombian mountain grackle

Recorded by Nick Athanas (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC16594. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Colombian mountain grackle

Where does the Colombian mountain grackle live?

The Colombian mountain grackle lives in Colombia. Found in Colombia.

What does the Colombian mountain grackle eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), seeds and nuts (about 30%), fruit (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Colombian mountain grackle endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.