La historia
This Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) was at Hacienda El Retorno in La Chamba, Guamo, Tolima, Colombia when I photographed it. It forages mostly on the ground in flocks that often include other blackbirds. Where people live it eats food scraps and has been known to enter restaurants. It nests alone or in small colonies, and one tree may hold a dozen nests. Pairs display by raising and spreading their tails and shaking their open wings. Guamo is known as the cattle capital of Tolima, and three rivers run through the municipality: the Luisa, the Magdalena and the Saldaña.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800. IUCN lists the Carib Grackle as Least Concern, with a stable population.
©2019 Adam Rainoff Photographer
El ave
The Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) pertenece a la familia Icteridae (Troupials and Allies) en la taxonomía eBird/Clements.
Fuente: eBird.org (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Conservación
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2018), with the population trend listed as stable. Fuente: Lista Roja de la UICN
