Vorkommen. Found in a variety of open habitats, including around towns and cities, especially abundant along the coast. Grackles walk around lawns and fields on their long legs or gather in noisy groups high in trees, typically evergreens. Crows: The birds that go fishing with breadcrumbs! The Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) is a New World tropical blackbird, a resident breeder in the Lesser Antilles and northern South America east of the Andes, from Colombia east to Venezuela and northeastern Brazil. © Annika Lindqvist, Carib Grackle, Q. l. guadeloupensis, female showing grayish coloration. (Valparaíso, Antioquia, Colombia; February 7, 2019.) Take Merlin with you in the field! ���WP�_��ŪnZ;&lrt8�y%a���iDȉ,}\���?v��Þy�R�7)6�ՐT�J�gl��]�"�����]ㅨv�!�F��7w&�j���̢��"�-9i� #�I�y��,��E�G�}��{ɬs�G��n�Qs�eϮ�ט9���.U}�0����IƎ�6q! © Mark Stevens, Carib Grackle, Q. l. lugubris, male showing crowlike bill shape. © Steven Davies, Carib Grackle, Q. l. guadeloupensis, female showing pale sandy underparts, prominent eyebrow, and dark-brown wings and tail. Birdfinding.info ⇒ Very common and conspicuous throughout its range. (Antioquia, Colombia; March 27, 2016.) ffrench, R. 2012. Her tail is shorter and her plumage is brown, darker on the upper plumage. (Maturín, Venezuela; December 30, 2008.) range expansions (Johnson and Lanyon 1999, Lanyon and Om-land 1999, Christensen 2000, Wehtje 2003, DaCosta et al. © Steven Mlodinow. (Levera Beach, St. Patrick, Grenada; July 29, 2013.) endobj
In South America, found throughout the Caribbean lowlands and Llanos of Colombia and Venezuela, and more locally eastward through the Guianas to Amapá. © Jim Tietz, Carib Grackle, Q. l. luminosus, female—note the pale throat and wedge-shaped tail. © Gerardo Chavarri, Carib Grackle, Q. l. lugubris, juvenile. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); © 2011 beautyofbirds.com - All Rights Reserved. Terms Of Use / Copyright Restrictions, Site Privacy Policy | Report Abuse | Website Administrator | Web Design by Drupal Development Services. (Bubali Bird Sanctuary, Aruba; April 7, 2013.) © Erika Mitchell. (Arcabuco, Colombia; February 22, 2015.) Carib Grackle, Q. l. guadeloupensis, female showing pale underparts, prominent eyebrow, and dark wings and tail. �;�ʺ�3ph���台� !�$oב���zTI$4@B*�w/ة�w=��o^t�Η;Y)'�c�J��>{�\ϻ�?/Q$I[@�o�5Z��d���R��� �(cP_(.p,��1��_E��V��i\'De�����5իv�d © Christophe Gouraud, Carib Grackle, Q. l. guadeloupensis, female showing pale underparts, prominent eyebrow, and dark wings and tail. The adult female is 23 cm (9.1 in) long, with a shorter tail and brown plumage, darker on the upperparts. Two to four whitish eggs are laid. �'���`G�]۟͊��/*A�G� oc��ti*m��r��.�� ��ٯ�f���DBS Both tail and bill length vary widely, and the isolated subspecies of Grenada (luminosus) and some Venezuelan islands (insularis and orquillensis) tend to have longer tails and bills than the other subspecies. This aggressive species will form groups to attack potential predators. eBird. ��H�]���:� It will form groups to attack potential predators, such as dogs, mongooses or humans, and at night it roosts colonially. (Sasaki Pond, Aruba; December 26, 2017.) (Rutland, Mustique, St. Vincent & the Grenadines; September 6, 2007.) This is a colonial breeder, with several deep, lined cup nests often being built in one tree. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y. Wikiaves, Iraúna-do-norte, http://www.wikiaves.com.br/irauna-do-norte. Many females of the northernmost subspecies guadeloupensis are pale gray with blackish wings and a strongly defined facial pattern with a pale eyebrow and dark eyeline. Oxford University Press, Oxford. The Carib grackle’s habitat ranges from the open savannahs to edges of forests, and due to increased urbanization, has no trouble living in close proximity to towns, cities and near other human occupied areas thus displaying adaptability (Oiseaux-birds.com, 2014). 2008, Haemig 2011, 2012, 2014, Paulino et al. (Carib grackle) Toolbox. © Pat Hare, Carib Grackle, Q. l. inflexirostris, female showing wedge-shaped tail. (Arismendi, Isla Margarita, Venezuela; July 29, 2016.) <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 14 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>>
Purpur-Grackeln sind von Südkanada bis östlich der Rocky Mountains verbreitet und bewohnen offene Wälder, Felder und Obstplantagen sowie städtische Parks und Gärten. w�bl��m��q��%b��%wm�;ʀ�����%�*G4C�Ȓ����:�� ���!�)�e�8� This species is sometimes parasitised by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), but is quite successful at rejecting the eggs of that species. The Smallest Bird on Earth Weighs Less than a Penny! The Carib grackle is a highly gregarious species, foraging on the ground for insects, other invertebrates, or scraps. (Simpson Bay, St. Martin; November 18, 2013.) © F. Calderon. The adult male Carib grackle is 27 cm (11 in) long with a long wedge-shaped tail, although the latter is not so long as other grackles. As with all grackles, the central tail feathers are the longest, giving the tail a wedge-shaped profile, and it often holds its tail in a “keel” shape (i.e., as a V or U if viewed in cross-section).