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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 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Nicaraguan_Grackle