Birds · Passeriformes · Icteridae
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The great-tailed grackle is an icterid with a long, keel-shaped tail and black plumage with violet sheens in the male, much smaller and brown in the female. It is one of the most characteristic urban birds of Mexico and Central America, where it fills the plazas at dusk with deafening roosts. Its range has expanded enormously over the past century, following agriculture and cities northwards.
Weight
100 g – 265 g
Size
38 cm – 46 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
