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Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

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Description:

Photo take in a marina very common bird in the area, this male was making all different noises under the shadow of a coconut palm. When a male spots a female, he engages her by puffing up and gaping his mouth. He then proceeds to make loud calls and follow the female.

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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Birds of the World
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedMarch 22, 2012

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