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Nicaraguan Grackle

Quiscalus nicaraguensis
Family
Troupials and Allies
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
nicgra1, NIGR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTroupials and Allies (Icteridae)
SpeciesQuiscalus nicaraguensis
Codesnicgra1, NIGR
Identification

The Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) 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 nicgra1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Chihuahuan Meadowlark
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Nicaraguan Grackle photo
(c) Steven Easley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Easley

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Quiscalus nicaraguensis

Family: Troupials and Allies

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: nicgra1