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1. Common grackle - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Grackle
Description: WEBThe common grackle ( Quiscalus quiscula) is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. First described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, the common grackle has three subspecies. Adult common grackles have a long and dark bill, pale yellow eyes, and a long tail.
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2. Grackle - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grackle
Description: WEBGrackles is the common name of any of 11 passerine birds (10 extant and one extinct) native to North and South America. They belong to various genera in the icterid family. In all the species with this name, adult males have black or mostly black plumage.
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3. Common Grackle Identification - All About Birds
Link: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Grackle/id
Description: WEBMore to Read. eBird. Common Grackles are blackbirds that look like they've been slightly stretched. They're taller and longer tailed than a typical blackbird, with a longer, more tapered bill and glossy-iridescent bodies. Grackles walk around lawns and fields on their long legs or gather in noisy groups high in trees, typically evergreens.
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4. Common Grackle Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of …
Link: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Grackle/overview
Description: WEBCommon Grackles are blackbirds that look like they've been slightly stretched. They're taller and longer tailed than a typical blackbird, with a longer, more tapered bill and glossy-iridescent bodies. Grackles walk around lawns and fields on their long legs or gather in noisy groups high in trees, typically evergreens.
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5. Common Grackle | Audubon Field Guide
Link: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common-grackle
Description: WEBAt a Glance. Throughout the east and midwest, this big blackbird is a very familiar species on suburban lawns, striding about with deliberate steps as it searches for insects. Common Grackles often nest in small colonies, and several males may perch in adjacent treetops to sing their creaking, grating songs.
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6. Bullies or Beauties? All About Grackle Birds - Birds and Blooms
Link: https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/bird-species/tanagers-and-blackbirds/grackle-bird/
Description: WEBAug 25, 2021 · Updated: Mar. 15, 2023. Grackles are large blackbirds that have a reputation as bullies at feeders. There are three types of grackle birds to look for across America. Types of Grackles. Courtesy Sonja Mauk / Country magazine. Common Grackle. These medium-sized, lanky birds have glossy dark feathers.
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7. Great-tailed Grackle | Audubon Field Guide
Link: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/great-tailed-grackle
Description: WEBMale, 16-18" (41-46 cm); female, 12-15 (30-38 cm). Very long tail, yellow eyes. Male glossy black, more evenly colored than Common Grackle and much larger. Female buff below and on eyebrow, smaller than male. Compare to Boat-tailed Grackle.
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8. Common Grackle - American Bird Conservancy
Link: https://abcbirds.org/bird/common-grackle/
Description: WEBPopulation: 69 million. Trend: Decreasing. Habitat: Breeds in open and semi-open areas. Winters in a variety of open habitats throughout the southeastern United States. Common Grackles are recognized by their long, keel-shaped tails, fairly heavy and sharp bills, yellow eyes, and (in males) glossy black plumage with an iridescent sheen.
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9. Common Grackle Life History - All About Birds
Link: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/common_grackle/lifehistory
Description: WEBCommon Grackles are blackbirds that look like they've been slightly stretched. They're taller and longer tailed than a typical blackbird, with a longer, more tapered bill and glossy-iridescent bodies. Grackles walk around lawns and fields on their long legs or gather in noisy groups high in trees, typically evergreens.
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10. Common Grackle - eBird
Link: https://ebird.org/species/comgra
Description: WEBLanky, fierce-looking, glossy blackbird. A bit larger than a jay; smaller, proportionally longer-tailed and shorter-winged than a crow. Staring yellow eye and long heavy bill (compared to Red-winged Blackbird). Often in flocks with other blackbirds in winter.
