Boat-tailed grackle Quiscalus major
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Length: 16 inches
Very long tail
Eyes pale in birds from Atlantic coast, browner in Florida and Gulf Coast populations
Long bill
Frequently gathers in flocks ...
Boat-tailed Grackle
Female Gulf Coast form
Similar Species
Common Grackle smaller, with shorter tail and more restricted purple.
Great-tailed Grackle is very similar, but tail is a little longer and head is flatter; voice is different.
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
The Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) is quite similar in appearance to the Great-tailed Grackle. The Boat-tailed, however, typically prefers more marshy habitats and has different vocalizations.
Boat-tailed Grackle
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Boat-tailed Grackles are permanent residents along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States, from mid-Texas to Virginia. Breeding populations reach Long Island, New York. These grackles also occur across the Florida peninsula.
Boat-tailed Grackle can be told from Great-tailed grackle by the color of the eye. The Boat-tailed Grackles of the Gulf Coast have dark eyes while the Great-tailed Grackles of the Gulf Coast have bright yellow eyes.
Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major
Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
Nicaraguan Grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis
Greater Antillean Grackle, Quiscalus niger ...
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major
Vieillot See Remarks under Great-tailed Grackle.
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major. Breeder. Common in all seasons in Gulf Coast region. Found in coastal marshes and open, grassy areas near marshes. Low Conservation Concern.
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus. Accidental.
Boat-tailed Grackle
Winter Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Common Grackle
Winter Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
Similar Species: Boat-tailed Grackle, Common Grackle
Conservation Status: Expanding in range and numbers.
Bird Feeders: Will attend feeders for various seeds and nuts.
The two common species most similar to the Common Grackle are Brewer's Blackbird and the Boat-tailed Grackle. The Brewer's Blackbird is also all black with a purple iridescence, but it has a shorter tail and bill.
Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major
Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis
Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater
Black-vented Oriole, Icterus wagleri (A) ...
THE BOAT-TAILED GRAKLE, OR GREAT CROW BLACKBIRD.
[Boat-tailed Grackle.]
QUISCALUS MAJOR, Vieill.
[Quiscalus major.] ...
in the South are found the Florida and boat-tailed grackles, in Texas and Mexico the great-tailed grackles, or jackdaws. Grackles are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Icteridae.
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, NY, 06 Feb
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus: San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, 01 Jan ...
 See also: Grackle, Purple, Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Common Grackle
  
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