Great-tailed Grackle- Female
Quiscalus mexicanus
10.068, -84.5188
Field Notes
Description:
I have seen the black ones-Males in the field every day, they are in groups.
This is the first time I see the Female, in fact I thought it was another bird and had to research it. They have a sweet song, it has long toes/big feet, I never notice from the Males because they are usually in the bush or the grass!!
Notes:
Males reach up to 43 cm (17 in), including a tail that is almost as long as the body, weigh 230 g (8.1 oz), and are jet-black with a violet-blue iridescent sheen to the feathers. Females are significantly smaller at 33 cm (13 in), weigh 125 g (4.4 oz), and are mainly brownish-black, with a pale brown throat and belly. This morphological difference between males and females of a species is known as sexual dimorphism.
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Great-tailed Grackle
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PublishedMarch 16, 2014
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