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Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large blackbird with a purple sheen.

Habitat:

At the feeding station at Laguna Atascosa NWR.

Reference Links:

Great-tailed Grackle, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithol…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
AshleyT
Boat-tailed along the Gulf coast have a dark eye

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PublishedMarch 21, 2014

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