Passeriformes / Icteridae / Quiscalus

Greater Antillean Grackle

Quiscalus niger

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Quiscalus niger bangsi

Little Cayman and Cayman Brac
Quiscalus niger brachypterus

Puerto Rico including Isla de Vieques (just east of Puerto Rico)
Quiscalus niger caribaeus

western Cuba including Isla de la Juventud and cays eastward to Cayos de las Doce Leguas
Quiscalus niger caymanensis

Grand Cayman
Quiscalus niger crassirostris

Jamaica
Quiscalus niger gundlachii

central and eastern Cuba and inner cays of Jardines de la Reina
Quiscalus niger niger

Hispaniola, including Gonâve, Tortue, Île-a-Vache, and Beata

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.