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Carib Grackle
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Carib Grackle

Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCarib Grackle
DutchCaribische Troepiaal
SpanishZanate caribeño
Chinese辉拟八哥
Scientific nameQuiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838

About this species

The Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found throughout the Lesser Antilles, across northern South America from Colombia to extreme northeastern Brazil, and on several islands off South America's northern coast.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyIcteridae
GenusQuiscalus

In Suriname

364Records in Suriname
15iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie177
  • Paramaribo69
  • Commewijne44
  • Coronie29
  • Para5
  • Sipaliwini5
  • Brokopondo3
  • Wanica2
  • Saramacca2
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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