Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Greater Antillean Grackle

Quiscalus niger

The Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a 72 g town and farmland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

72 g

Habitat

Human Modified

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Rep., KY, Jamaica, Haiti.

Where to see it: HT-SE PNLV Kay Jim 18.323-72.263 (Haiti); Casa Jardín Nativo, Abreu, Cabrera (Dominican Republic); Hacienda La Esperanza (Puerto Rico); Patricks Island Roost and Dykes (Cayman Islands); Jardín Botánico Nacional (Dominican Republic).

Photo: (c) gailhampshire, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist