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PRB-0341Passeriformes

Greater Antillean Grackle

Mozambique

Quiscalus niger

ResidentIUCN LC · Least Concern

The Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a grackle found throughout the Greater Antilles, as well as smaller nearby islands. Like all Quiscalus grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird. It lives largely in heavily settled areas.

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FamilyIcteridaeTroupials and Allies

Puerto Rico occurrenceResidentAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatWetlands; coasts; farms; towns and urban landscapesWetlands; coasts; farms; towns and urban landscapes

Primary dietOmnivoreOmnivore

Average mass79.7 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementIrregular / nomadic movements; Sedentary / residentTerrestrial

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XC796182Recording 1 of 3song, call

SpectrogramQuiscalus niger

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Sound recorded by Bobby Wilcox · XC796182 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Greater Antillean Grackle

This atlas includes Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger) with atlas status “Resident” within scope “Avibase inferred core 380.” Puerto Rico context sources associate it with Wetlands; coasts; farms; towns and urban landscapes.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN: LC
Puerto Rico DNER: No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: Wetlands; coasts; farms; towns and urban landscapes
Elevation: 0–1000 m
Nest: Cup / bowl · Tree
Clutch: 3–4 eggs
Social behavior: Colonial; Social / flocking

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This bird belongs to 9 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Birds by habitatCoastal Birds62 birds →Birds by habitatGrassland & Farmland Birds65 birds →Birds by habitatTown & Garden Birds39 birds →Birds by habitatWetland Birds116 birds →ConservationLeast Concern Birds328 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoBreeding Birds55 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoResident Birds47 birds →Bird familyTroupials and Allies (Icteridae)14 birds →

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01Taxonomy, explained17, 18, or 19?Open guide ↗02Visual identificationBlack birdsOpen guide ↗03Field languagePuerto Rican namesOpen guide ↗

Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗GBIF occurrence data↗BirdLife species factsheet↗Xeno-canto recordings↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · commons.wikimedia.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗Source record 4↗Source record 5↗

Research note: Older DRNA endemic-subspecies list; confirm current recognition