---
title: "Greater Antillean Grackle"
description: "Quiscalus niger — Aves. The Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/greater-antillean-grackle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Antillean Grackle

> Quiscalus niger — Aves. The Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds.

- Scientific name: *Quiscalus niger*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6973
- Wikidata: [Q577270](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q577270)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9609](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9609)

## Names

- en: Greater Antillean Grackle
- de: Antillengrackel
- es: Zanate antillano
- fr: Quiscale noir
- nl: Antilliaanse troepiaal
- pl: Wilgowron czarny

## Countries with the most observations

PR (4069), DO (958), CU (627), JM (367), KY (341), HT (11)

## Summary

The Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in the Greater Antilles from Cuba to Puerto Rico and in the Cayman Islands southwest of Cuba.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Antillean_grackle

## Photo

![Greater Antillean Grackle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-antillean-grackle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nick Bédard · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193224994

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-antillean-grackle?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).