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 LC    Nicaraguan Grackle* Id (Atlas):
    Quiscalus nicaraguensis

Description (10)
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Family
Icteridae (New World Blackbirds)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvin & Godman, 1891

Habitat
Inland wetlnads, pastureland.

Range (Guide)
Costa Rica (B), Nicaragua (B).

Southern Nicaragua (shores of L Managua and L Nicaragua) and adjacent northern Costa Rica (L Caño Negro, on R Frí­o).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

 
Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) [XC742359]
     by Brendan Sloan from Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica (call, song)

 
Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) [XC295835]
     by Juan Astorga from Medio Queso wetlands, Los Chiles, Alajuela, Costa Rica (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Analysis of mitochondrial DNA indicates closer relationship with Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) than with other members of genus.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) - 10 files


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