Great-tailed grackle / Dohlengrackel (Quiscalus mexicanus)

Great tailed grackles are almost seabirds at Holbox. 2023-04-20 16:20:20 Yucatan

Observations

First documented observation: 2018-02-12 in Costa Rica. Most recent observation: 2023-04-20 in Yucatan.

Description

Classification: Genus Quiscalus (Quiscalus); Family New world blackbirds, orioles and allies (Icteridae)
General: The great-tailed grackle or Mexican grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) is a medium-sized, highly social passerine bird native to North and South America. A member of the family Icteridae, it is one of 10 extant species of grackle and is closely related to the boat-tailed grackle and the extinct slender-billed grackle.^[2] In the southern United States, it is sometimes simply referred to as "blackbird" or (erroneously) "crow"^[3] due to its glossy black plumage, and similarly it is often called cuervo ("crow") in some parts of Mexico, although it is not a member of the crow genus Corvus, nor even of the family Corvidae. [more]

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Birdnet 16 - Great-tailed Grackle - 2020-02-25 18:35:12 - birdnet mobile 5867288364 recording 22.wav. Fehraltorf 2021-03-18 16:52:18 ♫ 2021-03-18 16:52:18 Source: BirdNet 20210318_165218- birdnet 16 - Great-tailed Grackle - 2020-02-25 18:35:12 - birdnet_mobile_5867288364_recording_22.wav.mp3 Fehraltorf (song)