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Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
29.7834, -95.4272
Field Notes
Description:
Male great-tailed grackles have an iridescent black body overall and an equally black bill with yellow eyes. They have long legs, and are slender blackbirds with a flat head and stout, straight bill. Males have tapered tails almost as long as their body with a distinctive 'V'-like shape. Females have a dark brown color in their upper parts, along with a buff-colored throat and a stripe above the eye. Females are usually half the size of males and have long, slender tails.
Habitat:
Great-tailed grackles are found in both rural and developed areas in the Midwest/West, foraging in farm fields, as well as among suburbs. Roosting and breeding sites can be made along marshes and lakes in the vegetation or large trees.
Notes:
Great-tailed grackles, along with other blackbirds, can be found pecking for food in various places, like marshes, lawns, etc. In Urban settings, they can be found foraging in trash, sitting noisily on telephone poles, or crowding in trees.
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