Carib Grackle

Quiscalus lugubris

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Quiscalus
eBird Code
cargra1

Vocalizations

Matteo Bellucci · CC_BY_4_0
GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ · CC_BY_4_0
Matteo Bellucci · CC_BY_4_0
GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ · CC_BY_4_0
Henrry · CC_BY_4_0
GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (8)

  • Quiscalus lugubris contrusus

    St. Vincent (Lesser Antilles)

  • Quiscalus lugubris fortirostris

    Barbados; introduced Barbuda and Antigua

  • Quiscalus lugubris guadeloupensis

    Montserrat, Guadeloupe including Marie-Galante (just south of Guadeloupe), Dominica, and Martinique (northern and central Lesser Antilles)

  • Quiscalus lugubris inflexirostris

    St. Lucia (Lesser Antilles)

  • Quiscalus lugubris insularis

    islas Margarita and Los Frailes (off Venezuela)

  • Quiscalus lugubris lugubris

    northeastern Colombia to northern Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, and northeastern Brazil

  • Quiscalus lugubris luminosus

    Lesser Antilles (Grenada, the Grenadines, and Islas Los Testigos)

  • Quiscalus lugubris orquillensis

    Islas Los Hermanos (off Venezuela)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.