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Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Bronzed Grackle, Purple Grackle
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - May 7, 2005 © William Hull  Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - May 7, 2005 © William Hull  Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 21, 2005 © William Hull  Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, Florida, USA - Nov 4, 2005 © William Hull  Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 5, 2006 © William Hull 
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Range

(1) W. to se. Canada (ne. British Columbia, s. Mackenzie, n. Alberta, nw. and c. Saskatchewan, c., s., and ne. Manitoba, to nw. Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia), ne. and c. United States (Tennessee, w. Virginia, c. Pennsylvania, c. New York, n. Connecticut, se. Massachusetts).
(2) Nc. United States mostly e. of the Rockies (e. Idaho, c. Montana, e. Wyoming, and c. Colorado s. to Nevada, c. and se. New Mexico, c. Texas).
Winters in se. United States.
(3) Se. United States (e. Texas, sw. and c. Louisiana, Mississippi to Florida including the Florida Keys).

Videos

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - May 19, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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