n.
Any of several songbird species (in the family Icteridae) having iridescent black plumage and a long tail; also called crow-blackbird.
Grackles use their stout, pointed bill to snap up insects, dig grubs from the soil, and kill small vertebrates, including fishes and baby birds; they can also crack hard seeds. The common grackle ( Quiscalus quiscula ) of North America is about 12 in. (30 cm) long. The males of two Cassidus species (boat-tailed and great-tailed grackles) have a long, deeply keeled tail; these species are found in arid lands of the southwestern U.S. to Peru and in salt marshes from New Jersey to Texas, where they are locally called jackdaws . See also blackbird , mynah .
Common grackle ( Quiscalus quiscula )
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