Carib Grackle

Quiscalus lugubris - Quiscale merle

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Swainson, 1838

Biometrics

Size
: 28 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 49 à 80 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

Quiscalus lugubris lugubris (Trinidad, n Venezuela, the Guianas and ne Brazil)
Quiscalus lugubris guadeloupensis (nc Lesser Antilles)
Quiscalus lugubris inflexirostris (St. Lucia. c Lesser Antilles.)
Quiscalus lugubris luminosus (Grenadines and Granada. s Lesser Antilles. , Los Testigos (off ne Venezuela))
Quiscalus lugubris orquillensis (Los Hermanos. off ne Venezuela.)
Quiscalus lugubris insularis (Margarita I. and Los Frailes. off ne Venezuela.)
Quiscalus lugubris contrusus (St. Vincent. s Lesser Antilles.)
Quiscalus lugubris fortirostris (Barbados. s Lesser Antilles. , introduced to Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts (c Lesser Antilles))

Foreign names

Quiscale merle,
Zanate caribeño,
iraúna-do-norte,
Trauergrackel,
karibi csónakfarkú,
Caribische Troepiaal,
Gracula dei Caraibi,
karibbåtstjärt,
Sørgetrupial,
vlhovec karibský,
vlhovec karibský,
Caribergrackel,
pihaturpiaali,
quíscal del Carib,
wilgowron żałobny,
Траурный гракл,
コクロムクドリモドキ,
辉拟八哥,
加勒比擬八哥,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas