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Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

The Great-tailed Grackle is a shiny black bird with a long tail. They are known for their loud calls and love to gather in big groups, especially in parks and fields.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Great-tailed Grackle is a medium-sized bird. Males are sleek, iridescent black with a blue-purple sheen and a distinctively long, keel-shaped tail. Females are smaller and duller brown, lacking the male's strong iridescence.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungPasseriformesFamilieIcteridaeGattungQuiscalus
Great-tailed Grackle
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Great-tailed Grackle

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A male grackle's tail can be as long as its body!

Grackles gather in huge roosts of thousands at night!

Sometimes, they rub ants on their feathers to deter parasites!

They can open sugar packets and snack bags with their beaks.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Clever Vocalist

Great-tailed Grackle can mimic various sounds and make a wide range of calls, which helps them communicate complex information.

Fähigkeit

Tail Rudder

Great-tailed Grackle has a long, keel-shaped tail that helps them balance and maneuver deftly during flight.

Fähigkeit

Problem Solver

Great-tailed Grackle can learn and adapt quickly to new food sources, helping them thrive in diverse, even urban, environments.

Maße und Details

Länge
32-43 cm
Flügelspannweite
45-58 cm
Gewicht
0.08-0.265 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-13 Jahre
Top Speed
55 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-5
Brutzeit
13-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Great-tailed Grackles are opportunistic eaters, feasting on anything from insects and seeds to human scraps.

Hauptnahrung

  • insects
  • seeds
  • fruit
  • small fish
  • human scraps

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

A common predator of adult grackles.

depends on

Humans

Homo sapiens

Benefits from human food waste and altered landscapes.

eats

Corn

Zea mays

A significant food source in agricultural areas.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Mexican Grackle

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to watch these birds from a distance and not feed them directly.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

32-43 cm

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

45-58 cm

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

0.08-0.265 kg

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

10-13 Jahre

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

55 km/h

Was frisst Great-tailed Grackle?

Great-tailed Grackles are opportunistic eaters, feasting on anything from insects and seeds to human scraps.

Wo findet man Great-tailed Grackle normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Great-tailed Grackle?

Foraging

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