Greater Antillean Grackle

Quiscalus niger - Quiscale noir

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Ictéridés
Genus
:
Quiscalus
Species
:
niger

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 30 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Quiscalus niger niger (Hispaniola)
Quiscalus niger caribaeus (w Cuba and Isle of Pines)
Quiscalus niger gundlachii (c and e Cuba)
Quiscalus niger caymanensis (Grand Cayman I.)
Quiscalus niger bangsi (Little Cayman I.)
Quiscalus niger crassirostris (Jamaica)
Quiscalus niger brachypterus (Puerto Rico)

Foreign names

Quiscale noir,
Zanate antillano,
iraúna-das-antilhas,
Antillengrackel,
antillai csónakfarkú,
Antilliaanse Troepiaal,
Gracula delle Grandi Antille,
antillerbåtstjärt,
Antilltrupial,
vlhovec čierny,
vlhovec antilský,
Antilgrackel,
antillienmölyturpiaali,
quíscal de les Antilles,
wilgowron czarny,
Антильский гракл,
アンチルクロムクドリモドキ,
黑拟八哥,
黑擬八哥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas