Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Near ThreatenedThe Common Grackle is a large, glossy blackbird with a long keel-shaped tail and pale yellow eyes. It gathers in enormous noisy flocks, and recent population declines have made it Near Threatened.
Males and females of this species look different. The card art shows the male.
Quick facts
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Habitat
- Urban
- Region
- North America
- Scientific name
- Quiscalus quiscula
Real rarity, real conservation
This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Its population is under pressure and close to qualifying as threatened.
Rarity in Birdey follows the IUCN Red List, the real-world conservation status of each species. The more threatened a bird is in the wild, the rarer its card is in the game.
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