Common Grackle Animal Pictures
Quiscalus quiscula
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Common Grackle perched on pole
The IUCN lists the common grackle as NC or “near threatened.” This species is undergoing a continuous decline in its population.
Male Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas
Common grackles are typically monogamous and form breeding pairs in the spring. Courtship involves singing, posturing, and flight displays.
This image shows a male common grackle at an urban park. It is singing with its wings spread and feathers puffed up. This behavior is part of its spring courtship display.
The common grackle is a New World blackbird, measuring 11 to 13 inches and weighing 2.6 to 5 ounces, with a 14 to 18-inch wingspan.
Common Grackle bird on green bush. The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a large icterid found in large numbers through much of North America. Adult common grackles have a long and dark bill.
The common grackle forages on the ground, in shallow water, or shrubs and trees.
