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| + | [[Image:Greater_Antillean_Grackle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|John+Keep|John Keep}}<br /> Puerto Plata, [[Dominican Republic]], April, 1994]] | ||
;[[: Category:Quiscalus|Quiscalus]] niger | ;[[: Category:Quiscalus|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. | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Greater Antilles]]: [[Cuba]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Jamaica]], [[Hispaniola]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. | [[Greater Antilles]]: [[Cuba]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Jamaica]], [[Hispaniola]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Greater_antillean_grackle_juvie_by_Raybel.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Raybel|Raybel}}<br />Puerto Plata, [[Cayman Islands|Grand Cayman]] ]] | ||
[[Dictionary_P-S#P|Polytypic]], Seven subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | [[Dictionary_P-S#P|Polytypic]], Seven subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| − | *''Q. n. caribaeus'' | + | *''Q. n. caribaeus'': |
| − | *''Q. n. gundlachii'' | + | :*Western [[Cuba]], Isle of Pines and cays east to Cayos de las Doce Leguas |
| − | *''Q. n. caymanensis'' | + | *''Q. n. gundlachii'': |
| − | *''Q. n. bangsi'' | + | :*Central and easter Cuba and inner cays of Jardines de la Reina |
| − | *''Q. n. crassirostris'' | + | *''Q. n. caymanensis'': |
| − | *''Q. n. niger'' | + | :*[[Cayman Islands|Grand Cayman Island]] |
| − | *''Q. n. brachypterus'' | + | *''Q. n. bangsi'': |
| + | :*[[Cayman Islands|Little Cayman Island]] and Cayman Brac | ||
| + | *''Q. n. crassirostris'': | ||
| + | :*[[Jamaica]] | ||
| + | *''Q. n. niger'': | ||
| + | :*[[Hispaniola]], Gonâve, Tortue, Île-a-Vache and Beata islands | ||
| + | *''Q. n. brachypterus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Puerto Rico]] and Vieques Island | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Usually occur in flocks, and outside of breeding season may roost in vary large flocks often at electrical substations. | Usually occur in flocks, and outside of breeding season may roost in vary large flocks often at electrical substations. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}# Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054 |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 20 August 2014
- 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
Subspecies
Polytypic, Seven subspecies are recognized[1]:
- Q. n. caribaeus:
- Western Cuba, Isle of Pines and cays east to Cayos de las Doce Leguas
- Q. n. gundlachii:
- Central and easter Cuba and inner cays of Jardines de la Reina
- Q. n. caymanensis:
- Q. n. bangsi:
- Little Cayman Island and Cayman Brac
- Q. n. crassirostris:
- Q. n. niger:
- Hispaniola, Gonâve, Tortue, Île-a-Vache and Beata islands
- Q. n. brachypterus:
- Puerto Rico and Vieques Island
Habitat
Pastures, farms, scrub, parking lots 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, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Antillean Grackle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Antillean_Grackle
