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Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Common Grackle

The Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 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 quiscula
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Common Grackle
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
G[racula] Quiscula
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
'in America septentrionali' ; coast of South Carolina designated by Wayne, 1918, Auk, 35, p. 440.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.109

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

See all 108 species of the family Icteridae