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Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major

The Boat-tailed Grackle is a shiny black bird with a long, beautiful tail that looks like a boat's tail! They are often seen in groups and love to make loud, cheerful sounds.

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The Boat-tailed Grackle is a large, glossy black bird with an iridescent purple-blue sheen, featuring a long, distinctive keeled tail in males. Females are smaller and duller, typically brown, differing significantly from the males in coloration.

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Boat-tailed Grackle
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Boat-tailed Grackle

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Depending on where they live, their bright yellow eyes can even be dark brown!

Males are HUGE compared to females, often twice as heavy and much longer!

These clever birds sometimes steal food right from the mouths of other birds!

They nest in big noisy groups called colonies, sometimes with hundreds of birds flocking together!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Vocal Variety Show

Boat-tailed Grackle can make many different sounds, including whistles and rasps, which helps them communicate and establish territories.

Fähigkeit

Tail-Rudder Navigator

Boat-tailed Grackle has a long, stiff tail that acts like a rudder, helping them steer precisely during flight over wetlands.

Fähigkeit

Feathered Forager

Boat-tailed Grackle can eat almost anything, from tiny insects to small fish, because of their incredibly adaptable diet.

Maße und Details

Länge
28-43 cm
Flügelspannweite
40-50 cm
Gewicht
0.09-0.25 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-14 Jahre
Top Speed
45 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-5
Brutzeit
12-15 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Boat-tailed Grackles are versatile eaters, enjoying bugs, fish, seeds, and even human snacks!

Hauptnahrung

  • insects
  • crustaceans
  • small fish
  • seeds
  • berries
  • human scraps

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Young and adult grackles can be prey for these large raptors.

eats

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Grackles forage for these crustaceans in shallow wetland waters.

eats

Mummichog

Fundulus heteroclitus

They catch small fish like mummichogs in coastal marsh creeks.

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Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance, and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Boat-tailed Grackle?

28-43 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Boat-tailed Grackle?

40-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Boat-tailed Grackle?

0.09-0.25 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Boat-tailed Grackle?

5-14 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Boat-tailed Grackle?

45 km/h

Was frisst Boat-tailed Grackle?

Boat-tailed Grackles are versatile eaters, enjoying bugs, fish, seeds, and even human snacks!

Wo findet man Boat-tailed Grackle normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Boat-tailed Grackle?

Foraging

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