Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Near Threatened (IUCN Red List)Troupials and Allies
Photo: Mohan Nannapaneni · Pexels · Pexels License (licence)
Call and song
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About the Common Grackle
Lanky, fierce-looking, glossy blackbird. A bit larger than a jay; smaller, proportionally longer-tailed and shorter-winged than a crow. Staring yellow eye and long heavy bill (compared to Red-winged Blackbird). Often in flocks with other blackbirds in winter. Forages in fields, scrubby areas, and open woods. Visits feeders.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 9 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
