Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Blackbirds and Orioles (Icteridae)

Code 4

COGR

Code 6

QUIQUI

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown in juveniles; Yellow in adults.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Glossy black with iridescent purple sheen.
Forehead Color: Glossy black with iridescent purple sheen.
Nape Color: Glossy black with iridescent purple sheen.
Throat Color: Glossy black with iridescent purple sheen.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 28-34 cm (11-13.5 in)
Weight: 128 g (4.5 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Glossy black
Upperparts: Glossy black with iridescent purple sheen.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Strong swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
Wingspan Range: 43-47 cm (17-18.5 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Glossy black
Under Tail: Glossy black
Leg Color: Black

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