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Carib Grackle

Quiscalus lugubrisSwainson, WJ, 1838

English (US) Carib Grackle

The Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Quiscalus lugubris
Family
Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Carib Grackle
Described by
Swainson, WJ, 1838
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

Described by
Swainson, WJ, 1838
Type locality
c [= 54c] Brazil ; British Guiana substituted by Berlepsch and Hartert, 1902, Novit. Zool., 9, p. 33.
Original description
Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.299 fig.50c[=54c]

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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