Carib Grackle
Quiscalus lugubris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusQuiscalus (Typical Grackles)
- SpeciesQuiscalus lugubris (Carib Grackle)
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Mountain Cacique
Cacicus chrysonotus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Orange-crowned Oriole
Icterus auricapillus
📅 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 Puracé National Natural Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Carib Grackle sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Carib Grackle in Puracé National Natural Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Carib Grackle in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.