Greater Antillean Grackle
Quiscalus niger(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Greater Antillean Grackle
The Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger) 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 niger
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Antillean Grackle
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Quiscalus niger caribaeus
- Quiscalus niger gundlachii
- Quiscalus niger caymanensis
- Quiscalus niger bangsi
- Quiscalus niger crassirostris
- Quiscalus niger niger
- Quiscalus niger brachypterus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Oriolus niger
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Santo Domingo ; Port au Prince, Haiti, designated by Peters, 1921, Auk, 38, p. 445.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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