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Greater Antillean Grackle

Quiscalus niger
Family
Troupials and Allies
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
gragra1, GAGR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTroupials and Allies (Icteridae)
SpeciesQuiscalus niger
Codesgragra1, GAGR
Identification

The Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a member of the Troupials and Allies family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code gragra1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Chihuahuan Meadowlark
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Red-breasted Meadowlark
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Greater Antillean Grackle photo
(c) Dick Daniels, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Quiscalus niger

Family: Troupials and Allies

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: gragra1