Greater Antillean grackle

Quiscalus niger

The Greater Antillean grackle is a grackle found throughout the Greater Antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all ''Quiscalus'' grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird. It lives largely in heavily settled areas.
Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger) Zanate antillano (Quiscalus niger) Dominican Republic,Geotagged,Greater Antillean grackle,Quiscalus niger,Summer

Appearance

The 27 cm -long male is glossy black with a large rudder-like tail; the 24 cm -long female has a smaller tail and is similar in color, but less glossy than the male. The eye is yellow and is the only non-black body part.

Naming

It is also known as the 'kling-kling' and 'chinchilín' in the Dominican Republic, as a 'Ching Ching' in the Cayman Island and as a ‘chango’ in Puerto Rico.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyIcteridae
GenusQuiscalus
SpeciesQ. niger
Photographed in
Dominican Republic