Greater Antillean Grackle
Quiscalus niger
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Icteridae
- Genus
- Quiscalus
- eBird Code
- gragra1
Vocalizations
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Subspecies (7)
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Quiscalus niger bangsi
Little Cayman and Cayman Brac
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Quiscalus niger brachypterus
Puerto Rico including Isla de Vieques (just east of Puerto Rico)
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Quiscalus niger caribaeus
western Cuba including Isla de la Juventud and cays eastward to Cayos de las Doce Leguas
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Quiscalus niger caymanensis
Grand Cayman
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Quiscalus niger crassirostris
Jamaica
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Quiscalus niger gundlachii
central and eastern Cuba and inner cays of Jardines de la Reina
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Quiscalus niger niger
Hispaniola, including Gonâve, Tortue, Île-a-Vache, and Beata
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.