Animals / Bird

Common grackle

Quiscalus quiscula · Icteridae

The common grackle is an icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus and has three officially recognized subspecies. Adult common grackles have a long and dark bill, pale yellow eyes, and a long tail.

Where the Common grackle lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America).

Most records fall in Ontario, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois and New York.

See the Common grackle’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Near threatened (NT). Not at risk yet, but could be soon. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 12,366,342 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.