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The Greater Antillean grackle (''Quiscalus niger'') is a grackle found throughout the Greater Antilles and the Cayman Islands as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all ''Quiscalus'' grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird.〔 It lives largely in heavily settled areas. ==Appearance== The long male is glossy black with a large rudder-like tail; the long female has a smaller tail and is similar in colour but less glossy than the male. The eye is yellow and is the only non-black body part. There are seven subspecies, each restricted to one island or island group.〔 They differ from the nominate ''Q. n. niger'' subspecies in size, bill size, and colour tone. * ''Q. n. caribaeus'' – (Todd, 1916): found in western Cuba and on Isle of Pines * ''Q. n. gundlachii'' – Cassin, 1867: found in central and eastern Cuba * ''Q. n. caymanensis'' – Cory, 1886: found on Grand Cayman Island * ''Q. n. bangsi'' – (Peters, JL, 1921): found on Little Cayman Island * ''Q. n. crassirostris'' – Swainson, 1838: found in Jamaica * ''Q. n. niger'' – (Boddaert, 1783): nominate, found on Hispaniola * ''Q. n. brachypterus'' – Cassin, 1867: found in Puerto Rico 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greater Antillean grackle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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