Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Quiscalus
 
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Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

Kristine Johnson and Brian D. Peer
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2001

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Great-tailed Grackle. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Great-tailed Grackle.

Distributional limits are changing rapidly as range expands to the north. This species currently breeds in small numbers in California north to the dashed line and also breeds in northern South America. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, K. and B. D. Peer (2001). Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.576