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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.
Hábitat: Urban areas
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.
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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.
Great-tailed Grackle can mimic various sounds and make a wide range of calls, which helps them communicate complex information.
Great-tailed Grackle has a long, keel-shaped tail that helps them balance and maneuver deftly during flight.
Great-tailed Grackle can learn and adapt quickly to new food sources, helping them thrive in diverse, even urban, environments.
Great-tailed Grackles are opportunistic eaters, feasting on anything from insects and seeds to human scraps.
Buteo jamaicensis
A common predator of adult grackles.
Homo sapiens
Benefits from human food waste and altered landscapes.
Zea mays
A significant food source in agricultural areas.
Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.
Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.
Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.
Los carroñeros consumen materia orgánica muerta, ayudando a descomponer los cadáveres y otros desechos en el ecosistema.
Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.
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It's best to watch these birds from a distance and not feed them directly.
32-43 cm
45-58 cm
0.08-0.265 kg
10-13 años
55 km/h
Great-tailed Grackles are opportunistic eaters, feasting on anything from insects and seeds to human scraps.
Urban areas
Foraging
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