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Carib grackle

Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838

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The carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 54 g to 72.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the carib grackle

Weight
54 g – 72.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the carib grackle live?

Not recorded

What is the carib grackle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Carib grackle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carib_grackle&oldid=1377633163), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the carib grackle endangered?

The carib grackle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the carib grackle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyIcteridae
  6. genusQuiscalus
  7. SpeciesQuiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838

Synonyms Gracula barita

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • BlackbirdEnglish
  • Merla del CaribCatalan
  • quíscal del CaribCatalan
  • vlhovec karibskýCzech
  • gregl y DwyrainWelsh
  • Cariber GrackelDanish
  • TrauergrackelGerman
  • Kariba kviskaloEsperanto
  • kariba nigrikteroEsperanto
  • Zanate cabibeñoSpanish
  • ChulingaSpanish
  • TorditoSpanish
  • Tordo llaneroSpanish
  • Tordo NegroSpanish
  • Zanate caribeñoSpanish
  • pihaturpiaaliFinnish
  • Quiscale merleFrench
  • širokorepi vranjakCroatian
  • karibi csónakfarkúHungarian
  • Gracula dei CaraibiItalian
  • コクロムクドリモドキJapanese
  • karibinis kviskalasLithuanian
  • Caribische TroepiaalDutch
  • sørgetrupialNorwegian
  • Zenata CaribeñaPapiamento
  • Zenata KaribeñoPapiamento
  • wilgowron żałobnyPolish
  • iraúna-do-nortePortuguese
  • rabo-de-quilha-caribenhoPortuguese
  • Траурный граклRussian
  • Карибский граклRussian
  • Karipski kukuruzarSerbian
  • karibbåtstjärtSwedish
  • Karayib kiskalıTurkish
  • Karayip KiskalıTurkish
  • гракл карибськийUkrainian
  • 輝擬八哥Chinese
  • 加勒比擬八哥Chinese
  • 辉拟八哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the carib grackle

Other species in the same genus Quiscalus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the carib grackle?

An adult carib grackle weighs 54 g – 72.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the carib grackle endangered?

The carib grackle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the carib grackle?

The carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/carib-grackle

MLA

“Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/carib-grackle.

BibTeX
@misc{carib_grackle_2026,
  title = {Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/carib-grackle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}