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#50 - The Great-tailed Grackle
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The Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus, is a very large member of the blackbird family of birds
found across most of the southwest United States, into Mexico and Central and South America.
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The Great-tailed Grackle is also called the Mexican Grackle. The male is easily recognized by its very long tail, which is as long as its body, and the overall jet-black colour which has an iridescent purple sheen. It also has a very long bill and deep yellow eyes. Females are similar in size, but more of a cinnamon colour and with just a faint purple sheen. |
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| The Great-tailed Grackle is a noisy bird that feeds by foraging on the ground and wading into shallow water. It consumes a variety of food including seeds, grains, fruits, berries, insects, snails, small fish, frogs, eggs and even small birds. It often steals food from other birds. |
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The range of this unmistakable bird is gradually spreading north into the Great Plains.
It measures 18 in/46 cm long with a wingspan of 23 in/58 cm. |
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