Chopi blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819)
The chopi blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 65.9 g to 66.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the chopi blackbird
- Weight
- 65.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chopi blackbird live?
Not recorded
What is the chopi blackbird?
The chopi blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Icteridae, which contains the New World blackbirds, grackles, New World orioles and related species. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Gnorimopsar. This species is found in South America south of the Amazon rainforest.
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Is the chopi blackbird endangered?
The chopi blackbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the chopi blackbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyIcteridae
- genusGnorimopsar
- SpeciesGnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms Agelaius chopi
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Chopí blackbirdEnglish
- federal del chacoCatalan
- vlhovec chopiCzech
- tresglen tsiopiWelsh
- ChopistærlingDanish
- ChopistärlingGerman
- Chopi-StärlingGerman
- PalmenstärlingGerman
- ĉopi-nigrikteroEsperanto
- ChopíSpanish
- Mirlo charrúaSpanish
- pikiturpiaaliFinnish
- Carouge chopiFrench
- Quiscale chopiFrench
- kudravi vranjakCroatian
- csopi csirögeHungarian
- Ittero chopiItalian
- ミゾハシクロムクドリモドキJapanese
- čopisLithuanian
- ChopitroepiaalDutch
- chopitrupialNorwegian
- starzykowiec bruzdodziobyPolish
- chopimPortuguese
- CraúnaPortuguese
- GraúnaPortuguese
- pássaro-pretoPortuguese
- sargento-chopiPortuguese
- ЧопиRussian
- Трупиал-чопиRussian
- vlhovec čopiSlovak
- Čopi ikteridaSerbian
- Çopi KaratavuğuTurkish
- Chopi karatavuğuTurkish
- чопіUkrainian
- 巴西拟鹂Chinese
- 巴西黑鸝Chinese
Relatives of the chopi blackbird
Other species in the same family Icteridae.

Red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus

Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Brown-headed cowbird
Molothrus ater

Baltimore oriole
Icterus galbula

Venezuelan troupial
Icterus icterus

Common grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
CompareChopi blackbird vs Red-winged blackbirdChopi blackbird vs BobolinkChopi blackbird vs Brown-headed cowbirdChopi blackbird vs Baltimore oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chopi blackbird?
An adult chopi blackbird weighs 65.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chopi blackbird endangered?
The chopi blackbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the chopi blackbird?
The chopi blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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