Long-legged, slender blackbird with a long V-shaped tail, a flat-headed profile, and a stout bill. Males are iridescent black with piercing yellow eyes.

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]

Very long tail, yellow eyes. Male glossy black, more evenly colored than Common Grackle and much larger. Female buff below and on eyebrow, smaller than male. Compare to Boat-tailed Grackle. Variety of whistles, clucks, and hissing notes. Groves, thickets, farms, towns, city parks.

2024年10月15日 · Grackles, especially the Long-Tailed Grackle, are eye-catching birds that draw attention with their remarkable looks and distinctive habits. These birds, which belong to the Icteridae family, stand out in both urban and natural settings due …

Great-tailed Grackles can be found in open habitats with water nearby throughout the Midwest and West including farmland and city parks. Look for them in mixed flocks foraging on pastures and lawns—their long legs and massive tails distinguish …

Great-tailed Grackles make an impressive array of sounds, ranging from sweet, tinkling notes to what one biologist described as “calls so loud they were best heard at a distance.” Other descriptions include “rusty gate hinge” and “machinery badly in need of lubrication.”

Large, lanky blackbird with flat crown and long tail. Males have ridiculously long tails, almost as long as their body, often held in a V-shape. Males are glossy black. Females are brown with paler eyebrow and throat. Eyes yellow to white; dusky for immatures.

The great-tailed grackle occurs mostly in western parts of Missouri, which is on the northeastern edge of its range. This blackbird’s long, V-shaped tail is distinctive, as is its song of whistles, clacks, chucks, and clicks.

2024年3月30日 · Great-tailed Grackles are medium sized blackbirds with a slender appearance and an impressively long tail. Males have a black base color with iridescent blue and purple sheens. Females have dark brown wings and a dark brown tail …

2021年1月11日 · Great-tailed Grackles are highly sociable, roosting together in huge flocks during the evenings, but by day they split into foraging bands, clustering around restaurants or wandering solo.