Chopi Blackbird - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Jamfaraco
Capão Alto-SC, Brazil, October 2006.

Alternative name:Chopim

Gnorimopsar chopi

Identification

23-24cm

• Black plumage with slight blue iridescence
• Black iris
• "Corrugation" (structure of ridges) on the lower mandible

Distribution

South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

Taxonomy

This species is the only member of its genus.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized^[1]:

• G. c. sulcirostris:

• Eastern Bolivia to north-eastern Brazil and north-western Argentina (northern Salta)

• G. c. chopi:

• South-eastern Bolivia to Paraguay, south-eastern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina

Habitat

Dry savanna, wet or flooded lowland grassland and pastureland to 1000m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes seeds, grain and insects.

Breeding

They nest in holes or crevices. The clutch consists of 4-5 eggs.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Birdforum thread discussing the bill of this species
4. Wikipedia
5. Arthur Grosset
6. Answers.com

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Chopi Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chopi_Blackbird

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