Carib Grackle
Quiscalus lugubris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusQuiscalus (Typical Grackles)
- SpeciesQuiscalus lugubris (Carib Grackle)
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
Yellow-hooded Blackbird
Chrysomus icterocephalus
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Yellow Oriole
Icterus nigrogularis
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Masked Cardinal
Paroaria nigrogenis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Carib Grackle in Caroni Swamp?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Carib Grackle sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 102 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Carib Grackle in Caroni Swamp?
April has the highest sighting rate for Carib Grackle in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.