Common Grackle Identification - All About Birds
Common Grackles appear black from a distance, but up close their glossy purple heads contrast with bronzy-iridescent bodies. A bright golden eye gives grackles an intent expression. Females are slightly less glossy than males. Young birds are dark brown with a dark eye.
Common grackle - Wikipedia
The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. First described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus , the common grackle has three subspecies.
Common Grackle | Audubon Field Guide
Two forms: on widespread "Bronzed Grackle," bronzy body contrasts with blue-black head; "Purple Grackle" of southeast has purple and green gloss, less contrast. Juveniles have dark eyes. Molting birds in late summer have short or ragged tails.
Bullies or Beauties? All About Grackle Birds - Birds and Blooms
Oct 14, 2024 · These medium-sized, lanky birds have glossy dark feathers. Their heads look blue or purple in the light, in contrast to their bronzed iridescent bodies. In some parts of the southeast, their bodies are more purple and/or green. Also look for long tails and bills and yellow eyes.
Subspecies of Common Grackle: Bronzed, Florida, and “Purple”
May 4, 2022 · The presence of a few essentially typical Florida-like grackles north to New Jersey and west to Louisiana makes it difficult to draw a line at the edge of the range of Florida grackle, and this led Chapman to group the stonei intergrades with …
Common Grackle (Florida/Purple) - eBird
Learn about Common Grackle (Florida/Purple): explore photos, sounds, and observations collected by birders around the world.
Grackles - Are you getting them right? - eBird
Jul 15, 2011 · The ‘Purple Grackle’ comprises two described subspecies (available in eBird as ‘Common Grackle (Purple)’), and is mostly resident from southern New England east of the Appalachians through Florida.
Common Grackle Bird Facts (Quiscalus quiscula) | Birdfact
The Common Grackle is a striking bird with glossy black plumage that shimmers with iridescent purple, blue, and green hues in bright light. Males are larger and more colorful, with a long, keel-shaped tail and bright yellow eyes contrasting sharply with their dark feathers.
Common Grackle - ID, Facts, Diet, Habit & More | Birdzilla
Mar 3, 2023 · Common Grackles look black from far away, but you’ll see their iridescent purple heads and glossy bronzy bodies when you look closer. In addition, they have golden eyes that give them an intense expression.
Purple Grakle, or Common Crow Blackbird | John James Audubon's Birds …
Most of these birds leave the south about the middle of February, setting out in small detached flocks. They reach the State of New York in this straggling manner about the middle of May. Their migratory flight is performed in short undulating lines, resembling small segments of …