New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)

Colombian Mountain Grackle (Macroagelaius subalaris) - HBW 16, p. 791

French: Carouge montagnard German: Braunachselstärling Spanish: Chango Colombiano
Other common names: Mountain Grackle

Taxonomy: Quiscalus sub-alaris Boissonneau, 1840, Bogotá, Colombia.
Closely related to and forming a superspecies with M. imthurni. The two have sometimes been regarded as conspecific, but differ appreciably in body and bill proportions, plumage and vocalizations. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Andes of Colombia from Norte de Santander and Santander S on W slope to Cundinamarca.