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Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

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Description:

Photo take near to mangrove area.
This is the most common bird in all the area specially where is people close
i don´t see this bird inside the jungle or places far from human contact.???

Habitat:

from Kansas in the northeast to southern California in the northwest down to northwest Peru and northwest Venezuela

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Great-tailed Grackle

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Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

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KarenL
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Comments (8)
Gerardo Aizpuru
Thanks Kat and Sachin Yes Kat your look like having a feather problem.
KatCuff
Great shot! We just call them grackles around here and they swarm in great numbers. Your bird is so much prettier than mine. Mine was having a bad feather day. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8086727
Gerardo Aizpuru
Thanks Yes is very strange their relation whit humans Cuervo is the right name, also local call them Hurracas.
KarenL
No idea, but we have lots of common grackles round here & they also seem to hang out around populated areas. By the way, the local name for this species is cuervo!
Gerardo Aizpuru
Thanks Karen and Emma Can you tell me why i don´t see this bird in places far from human??

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PublishedJanuary 18, 2012

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