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+ | [[Image:Nicagraguan Grackle male .jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo of male by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br>Photographed: [[ Guanacaste Province]], [[Costa Rica]], March, 2012]] | ||
+ | ;[[: Category:Quiscalus|Quiscalus]] nicaraguensis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Male all black with iridescence, female brown with darker wings and paler belly. It has quite long legs. | ||
+ | ====Similar species==== | ||
+ | [[Great-tailed Grackle]] is larger | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Costa Rica]] and [[Nicaragua]] in a relatively small area overlapping the border. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:Nicagrguan Grackle female.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo female by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br>Photographed: [[ Guanacaste Province]], [[Costa Rica]], March, 2012]] | ||
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+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Swamps and pastureland | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Quiscalus+nicaraguensis}} | {{GSearch|Quiscalus+nicaraguensis}} | ||
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- Quiscalus nicaraguensis
Identification
Male all black with iridescence, female brown with darker wings and paler belly. It has quite long legs.
Similar species
Great-tailed Grackle is larger
Distribution
Costa Rica and Nicaragua in a relatively small area overlapping the border.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Swamps and pastureland
Behaviour
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) Nicaraguan Grackle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Nicaraguan_Grackle