Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
Greater Antillean Grackle, Najasa, Cuba, February 2005 - click on image for a larger view Cuba
February 2005

The Greater Antillean Grackle is distributed in the Greater Antilles and the Cayman Islands. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found in a variety of habitats away from forest but seems even more abundant near swamps and in coastal vegetation.

It is entirely glossy black with a bright yellow eye. The tail is keel-shaped and looks like a vertical rudder in flight.
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