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title: "Red-bellied Grackle"
description: "Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster — Uccelli. The red-bellied grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/red-bellied-grackle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-bellied Grackle

> Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster — Uccelli. The red-bellied grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.

- Scientific name: *Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 962
- Wikidata: [Q1300290](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1300290)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10641](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10641)

## Names

- en: Red-bellied Grackle
- de: Rotbauchstärling
- es: Cacique candela
- fr: Carouge à ventre rouge
- nl: Hypopyrrhus
- pl: Kacykarz

## Countries with the most observations

CO (908)

## Summary

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".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bellied_grackle

## Photo

![Red-bellied Grackle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-bellied-grackle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel van der Post · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10833446

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-bellied-grackle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).