Grackle

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A Grackle is a gregarious, passerine bird native to North and South America. Each of the 11 species of grackle belongs to the Icterid family. The species are:

• Genus Quiscalus
  • Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major
  • Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
  • Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
  • Slender-billed Grackle, Quiscalus palustris - extinct (1910)
  • Nicaraguan Grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis
  • Greater Antillean Grackle, Quiscalus niger
  • Carib Grackle, Quiscalus lugubris
• Genus Hypopyrrhus
  • Red-bellied Grackle, Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
• Genus Lampropsar
  • Velvet-fronted Grackle, Lampropsar tanagrinus
• Genus Macroagelaius
  • Golden-tufted Grackle, Macroagelaius imthurni
  • Mountain Grackle, Macroagelaius subalaris

Quiscalus grackles are known for being capable of imitating human speech, even better than parrots.

[edit] External links

• Quiscalus videos on the Internet Bird Collection
• Common Grackle