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;[[: Category:Quiscalus|Quiscalus]] niger | ;[[: Category:Quiscalus|Quiscalus]] niger | ||
[[Image:Greater_Antillean_Grackle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by John Keep<br>Photographed: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic]] | [[Image:Greater_Antillean_Grackle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by John Keep<br>Photographed: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Adult male has yellow eyes and is glossy black with a deep V shape in the tail. Female duller and less strong V. Juvenile even duller and with medium brown eyes. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Greater Antilles]]. | + | [[Greater Antilles]]: [[Cuba]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Jamaica]], [[Hispaniola]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Polytypic. | + | [[Dictionary_M-S#P|Polytypic]], Seven subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| + | *''Q. n. caribaeus'' | ||
| + | *''Q. n. gundlachii'' | ||
| + | *''Q. n. caymanensis'' | ||
| + | *''Q. n. bangsi'' | ||
| + | *''Q. n. crassirostris'' | ||
| + | *''Q. n. niger'' | ||
| + | *''Q. n. brachypterus'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Pastures, farms and | + | Pastures, farms, scrub and other open and edge areas in lowlands. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Usually occur in flocks, and outside of breeding season may roost in vary large flocks often at electrical substations. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Quiscalus+niger}} | {{GSearch|Quiscalus+niger}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Quiscalus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Quiscalus]] | ||
Revision as of 00:42, 23 December 2012
- Quiscalus niger
Identification
Adult male has yellow eyes and is glossy black with a deep V shape in the tail. Female duller and less strong V. Juvenile even duller and with medium brown eyes.
Distribution
Greater Antilles: Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.
Taxonomy
Polytypic, Seven subspecies are recognized[1]:
- Q. n. caribaeus
- Q. n. gundlachii
- Q. n. caymanensis
- Q. n. bangsi
- Q. n. crassirostris
- Q. n. niger
- Q. n. brachypterus
Habitat
Pastures, farms, scrub and other open and edge areas in lowlands.
Behaviour
Usually occur in flocks, and outside of breeding season may roost in vary large flocks often at electrical substations.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Antillean Grackle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Antillean_Grackle
