Birds of Colombia

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Genus: Quiscalus (2 species, 6 worldwide)



Carib Grackle
Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris lugubris) Male
Hato Aurora, Casanare, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Carib Grackle
Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris lugubris) Female
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Carib Grackle
Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris lugubris) Immature
Tucupita, Venezuela
  Although female Carib Grackles vary in color across their range, immatures have a brown eye and streaking. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
The Carib Grackle, smaller than the Great-tailed Grackle, has recently expanded its range to the west side of the eastern Andean chain.
Male displaying.

Great-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) Male
National Park Tayrona, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Great-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus peruvianus) Female
Tayrona National Park, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A large slender blackbird with a large bill and long tail (when compared to other grackles such as the Common or Carib). Compatible with humans and expanding its range.

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