Birds of the World


Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris lugubris) Male Range: NA, SA: Lesser Antilles and n SA Hato Aurora, Casanare, Colombia
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Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris lugubris) Female Range: NA, SA: Lesser Antilles and n SA Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
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Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris lugubris) Immature Range: NA, SA: Lesser Antilles and n SA Tucupita, Venezuela Although female Carib Grackles vary in color across their range, immatures have a brown eye and streaking.
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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.


Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) Male Range: NA: e, se USA Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA
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Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major westoni) Female Range: NA: e, se USA Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) Male Range: NA, MA, SA: s USA through w, n SA National Park Tayrona, Colombia
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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus peruvianus) Female Range: NA, MA, SA: s USA through w, n SA Tayrona National Park, Colombia
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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.


Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) Male Range: MA: Nicaragua and n Costa Rica Medio Queso, Los Chiles, Costa Rica
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Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) Male Range: MA: Nicaragua and n Costa Rica Medio Queso, Los Chiles, Costa Rica
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Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) Female Range: MA: Nicaragua and n Costa Rica Medio Queso, Los Chiles, Costa Rica
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Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger crassirostris) Range: NA: Greater Antilles Glistening Waters, Trelawny, Jamaica
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Near Threatened Range: NA: c, e Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA
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