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Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

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Field Notes

Description:

Males are black with and bright metallic blue head. Females are brown.

Habitat:

Cities, Towns

Notes:

Likes to eat peanuts

Species ID Suggestions

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Comments (3)

Great, but this is a Common. Boat-tailed have a much larger head, the Commons is fairly narrow. Also, Boat-tailed have a giant tail which this bird does not have.
Boat-tailed Grackles are only found along the coast from Texas through Florida, definitely not near Colorado.
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PublishedMay 26, 2013

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