NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Carib Grackle
Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Carib grackle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:17:43.924580+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838
- Name authority
- Swainson, 1838
- Common name
- Carib Grackle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Icteridae
- Genus
- Quiscalus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyIcteridae
- genusQuiscalus Vieillot, 1816
- speciesQuiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Quiscalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major Vieillot, 1819 | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensis Salvin & Godman, 1891 | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slender-billed GrackleQuiscalus palustris (Swainson, 1827) | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger (Boddaert, 1783) | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Swainson, & William John. (1838). Animals in Menageries. The Cabinet Cyclopaedia, Vol. 98. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6X3RM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.