- Quiscalus
Taxobox
name = "Quiscalus"
image_width = 220px
image_caption =Common Grackle , "Quiscalus quiscula"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia =Icterid ae
genus = "Quiscalus"
genus_authority = Vieillot, 1816
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision =
* "Quiscalus major"
* "Quiscalus quiscula"
* "Quiscalus mexicanus"
* "Quiscalus palustris" (extinct )
* "Quiscalus nicaraguensis"
* "Quiscalus niger"
* "Quiscalus lugubris"The
avian genus "Quiscalus" contains six of the ten species ofgrackle , gregariouspasserine bird s in theIcterid family. They are native to North andSouth America . The six species are:*
Boat-tailed Grackle , "Quiscalus major"
*Common Grackle , "Quiscalus quiscula"
*Great-tailed Grackle , "Quiscalus mexicanus"
*Slender-billed Grackle , "Quiscalus palustris" -extinct (1910)
*Nicaraguan Grackle , "Quiscalus nicaraguensis"
*Greater Antillean Grackle , "Quiscalus niger"
*Carib Grackle , "Quiscalus lugubris"External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=203 Quiscalus videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
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