Grackles
The avian genus Quiscalus contains six of the ten species of grackle, gregarious passerine birds in the Icterid family.
They are native to North and South America.
Grackle
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common name applied to some members of the New World family Icteridae, which also includes blackbirds, orioles, meadowlarks, cowbirds, and others.
Grackle Applied to members of the family of old world blackbirds. The plumage of the purple or common grackle of the Atlantic coastal region is black with metallic hues, iridescent in sunlight.
Grackle Birds
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A Beginners Guide to North American Grackles ...
Grackle, Great-tailed Quiscalus mexicanus Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Ted Grussing in Arizona 2, 3, 4) Alan D Wilson Riparian Preserve At The Water Ranch, Gilbert, Arizona
5, 6, 7) Dick Daniels in Arizona
Male is all black ...
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
Described by: Swainson (1838)
Alternate common name(s): Lesser Antillean Grackle
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus)
Status Common in summer, uncommon in winter. Breeds. The species was considered rare in several nineteenth-century accounts.
Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Identification Tips:
Length: 10-12 inches
Very long tail
Long bill
Frequently gathers in large flocks ...
Common Grackle
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Common Grackle
Relatives in same Genus
Great-tailed Grackle (Q. mexicanus) ...
Common Grackle Behaviour
No observations regarding Common Grackle behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Common Grackles ...
The Common Grackle is a dark bird longer than most blackbirds, slimmer than most crows, and very iridescent with long center-creased tail, found in a variety of open habitats with trees, including urban areas, parks, riparian areas, ...
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
(Quiscalus major)
© 1999 David Sarkozi, Houston TX
Anahuac NWR April 17, 1999 ...
Great-tailed Grackle 1 (Male)
Great-tailed Grackle 2 (Male courting female)
Great-tailed Grackle 3 (Female) ...
Common Grackle
(Quiscalus quiscula)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed ...
Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger)
The Greater Antillean Grackle is distributed in the Greater Antilles and the Cayman Islands.
Common Grackle
Adult male
Glossy overall (may show blue, green, and purple)
Yellow eye
Very long, large tail
Long, sleek shape
© Jim Gilbert, New Jersey, October 2008 ...
Grackles are intimidating birds, there's no denying it. With their dagger beaks, sinister strut, and evil yellow glare, they often seem as if they'd as soon kill a body as look at him. The grackles in Texas seem especially threatening.
Common grackles are found in open areas with scattered trees (preferably coniferous), including around human habitation. They can also be found in farmlands, orchards and swamps.
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula. Breeder. Common in all seasons and regions. Found in open woodlands, especially those with pines and grassy areas; also fields with short grasses or in cultivated fields. Low Conservation Concern.
Common Grackle
Winter Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Horned Grebe
Winter Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
The Common Grackle occurs in most of the eastern United States all year. It spends only the breeding season in the Great Plains and in extreme northern portions of the United States and some of Canada.
Brown-headed cowbirds travel during the day, often as part of large mixed-species flocks with other blackbirds: red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), and, ...
(8/5) with little wind we saw at SW corner Stellwagen, west of the anchored tuna fleet: cory's shearwater 5 greater shearwater 63 sooty shearwater 113 manx shearwater 16 wilson's storm-petrel 151 Leach's Storm-petrel 4 gannet 1 GB Heron 1 Grackle 1 C.
However, there is a slight problem here as these bird feeders don't just attract songbirds, but also attract squirrels, grackles and other such birds which are notorious for chasing songbirds away from the feeders.
Calosoma (ground beetles of European origin), cuckoos, and flocking birds, such as starling, grackles, and red-winged blackbirds, are attracted to infested areas in years when gypsy moth populations are dense.
The shape of the wings and tail of this species differ materially from those of the Rusty Grackle; the first by its being longer, sharper, and having the first quill longest, and the tail being much more rounded.
Red-bellied grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster)
Yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
Red-breasted blackbird (Sturnella militaris)
Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi)
Saffron-cowled blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus) ...
The Bali mynah, also known as Rothchild's grackle, is a rare and endangered species found only on the island of Bali. It was not discovered until 1910. It is white with black flight feathers and has a marked crest.
Corvids, vultures, grackles and striped skunks will attempt to pick off eggs.. Raccoons are the leading predator of nests, and can cause almost complete colony nesting failure when water dries under nests in drought years.
Peregrine falcons prefer medium-sized birds such as pigeons, starlings, grackles and shorebirds. Considered the fastest animal on earth, the peregrine surprises its prey by diving toward it at speeds up to 200 m.p.h.
8. Female great-tailed Grackle at Lake Merced. Expect this bird to become a Bay Area regular as its range expands northward.
In some regions, starlings are also referred to as grackles.
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Starlings live in small family groups of 3-12 members and are very noisy.
Significant differences in abundance were not found, or differences were too inconsistent to make conclusions, for Killdeer, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Tree Swallow, Swamp Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Common Grackle, ...
While they primarily eat insects on the ground, all but the Meadowlark visit feeders. Red-winged blackbirds, cowbirds, and grackles often forage in mixed flocks during fall and winter. None will use nest boxes.
Snakes, raccoons, foxes, skunks, dogs, ravens, crows, owls, hawks and grackles.
Habitat ...
Fly and roost in huge flocks oft with blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, and American Robins. Thought to be important competitors of bluebirds and other hole nesters.
The natural predators of the Crayfish include alligators, burbots (a type of cod), chicken turtle, painted turtle, desman a type of otter, grackle a type of a bird.
Animals known to have caught and eaten hummingbirds include cats, small hawks and owls, shrikes, roadrunners, orioles, tanagers, large flycatchers, grackles, herons, gulls, largemouth bass, frogs, spiders, and praying mantises.
Grackles build a bowl shaped nest of mud and weeds and frequently use grapevine bark. The nest may be in the box or squeezed into the predator guard.
Screech owls may winter in a box, usually leaving a lot of bluejay and other bird feathers.
Reddish egrets sometimes nest alongside other birds such as herons, egrets, cormorants and spoonbills. Their predators include raccoons, coyotes and great-tailed grackles, which destroy their eggs and eat the young birds.
 See also: Oriole, Nightjar, Gallinule, Flycatcher, Sapsucker
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