Carib Grackle

Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838

Carib Grackle, Quiscalus lugubris, is a passerine of the Icteridae family that breeds in the Lesser Antilles and across northern South America. It was described in 1838. The species occupies open country, including scrub, woodland edges, pastures, plantations, palm groves, parks, gardens, and built-up areas, and it occurs from sea level to the stated elevation limits in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. It is a year-round resident, though local movements are thought to happen in the Venezuelan Llanos. Its range also includes Trinidad and Tobago, the ABC islands, and several islands off the northern coast of South America.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Breeding range

North America, South America: Lesser Antilles and n SA