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The Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) is a bird found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guadeloupe, Trinidad & Tobago, Aruba and Barbados. Towns, farms and shores across the Caribbean and northern South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Carib grackle lives

Towns, farms and shores across the Caribbean and northern South America.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs60%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Carib grackle

Recorded by Tristan Guillebot de Nerville (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1139178. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Carib grackle

Where does the Carib grackle live?

The Carib grackle lives in Colombia, Venezuela, Guadeloupe, Trinidad & Tobago, Aruba and Barbados. Towns, farms and shores across the Caribbean and northern South America.

What does the Carib grackle eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), seeds and nuts (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Carib grackle endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

• Bald Eagle
• American Robin
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Barn Owl
• Resplendent Quetzal
• Northern Cardinal

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.