Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
About the Boat-tailed Grackle
The boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found as a permanent resident on the coasts of the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. The boat-tailed grackle is found in coastal saltwater marshes and across the Florida peninsula. In salt marsh areas, least bitterns will often associate with and make mixed colonies with grackles. Boat-tailed grackles have established significant populations in several United States Gulf Coast cities and towns, using human activity as protection against predation and scavenging through human trash. Urban boat-tailed grackle populations can be found foraging in trash bins, parking lots, and outdoor restaurant patios. The nest is a well-concealed cup in trees and shrubs near water; the average clutch size is just over three eggs.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 132 recordings for this species: 122 CC BY-NC-SA · 10 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscularecording
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.