• Synonyms Black-shouldered Tanager, Velvet fronted Grackle
  • Old latin name for bird Tachyphonus valeryi, Icterus tanagrinus

Velvet-fronted Gracklebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Richard E. Webster
    Bolivia
  • 2.
    Song, calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Richard E. Webster
    Bolivia
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Venezuela
  • 5.
    Call, song, © Peter Boesman
    Venezuela
  • 6.
    Call, song, © Peter Boesman
    Venezuela
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Velvet-fronted Grackle

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion forested wetlands in Guiana Shield and w, sw Amazonia

Velvet-fronted Grackle subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lampropsar tanagrinus boliviensise Bolivia-No
Lampropsar tanagrinus guianensise Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and n Brazil-No
Lampropsar tanagrinus macropterusw Brazil-No
Lampropsar tanagrinus tanagrinuss Colombia, e Ecuador, ne Peru and w Brazil-No
Lampropsar tanagrinus violaceuswc Brazil-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanfederal de vellut
Chinese绒额拟鹩哥
Chinese (Traditional)絨額擬黃鸝
Croatiancrni vranjak
Czechvlhovec sametový
DanishFløjlspandet Stærling, Fløjlspandet Sortstær
DutchPluchekop-troepiaal, Pluchekoptroepiaal
EsperantoLampropsaro, Velurfrunta lampropsaro
Finnishsamettiturpiaali
FrenchCassique à front velouté, Quiscale velouté, Carouge velouté
GermanSamtstirn-Stärling, Samtstirnstärling
ItalianGracula vellutata, Gracchio frontevellutata
Japaneseビロアドムクドリモドキ, ビロードムクドリモドキ
Lithuaniantanagrinis trupialas
Norwegianfløyelstrupial
Norwegian NynorskFløyelstrupial
Polishstarzykowiec tanagrowaty, tanagrokacyk
PortugueseIrauna-veludo, iraúna, iraúna-velada, rabo-de-quilha-aveludado
RussianТанагровый трупиал
SerbianSomotastočeli kukuruzar
Slovakvlhovec lužný
SpanishTordo Frente Aterciopelada, Tordo Amazónico, Turpial de Frente Terciopelo, Chango terciopelo, Clarinero frentiafelpado
Swedishsammetstrupial
TurkishKadife Kiskal
Ukrainianтрупіал танагровий