Quiscalus lugubris (Carib grackle / Zanate caribeño)
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) is a New World tropical blackbird, a resident breeder in the Lesser Antilles and northern South America from Colombia east to Venezuela and northeastern Brazil. There are eight subspecies.
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. Its plumage is entirely black with a violet iridescence.
Quiscalus lugubris (Carib grackle / Zanate caribeño)
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) is a New World tropical blackbird, a resident breeder in the Lesser Antilles and northern South America from Colombia east to Venezuela and northeastern Brazil. There are eight subspecies.
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. Its plumage is entirely black with a violet iridescence.