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Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

English (US) Great-tailed Grackle

The Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Quiscalus mexicanus
Family
Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Great-tailed Grackle
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
C[orvus] mexicanus
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Type locality
'in nova Hispania' (cf. Peters, 1929, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 42, p. 121) ; restricted to region about Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, by Lowery, 1938, Occas. Papers Mus. Zool. Louisiana State Univ., no. 1, p. 4.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.375

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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