Perching

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus
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Length: 18 in. (46 cm )
Always associated with moist areas, this grackle has taken advantage of human water use, such as canals, golf courses and reservoirs, to dramatically spread its geographical range in the last 25 years. It is abundant in suburbs and city centers, and during the winter, it forms immense flocks that roost together in the same few trees every night. It feeds on the ground on insects, aquatic invertebrates, fruit, grain and often robs other birds\ nests of their eggs and young. The Great-tailed Grackle twig nests are concentrated in loose colonies of thousands in trees near water.'

The four-digit banding code is GTGR.

Female | Richard Ditch


Agricultural

Marsh / swamp

Urban city
Bird Sound Type: Twittering
Sex of Bird: Male
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  • Article: Great-tailed Grackle
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: March 7, 2024
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/great-tailed-grackle

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Great-tailed Grackle. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved March 7, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/great-tailed-grackle

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Dr. Biology. "Great-tailed Grackle". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/great-tailed-grackle

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Dr. Biology. "Great-tailed Grackle". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 7 Mar 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/great-tailed-grackle

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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