Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 4,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) [XC713783]
by William Whitehead from Delmarva Peninsula (near Ocean City), Worcester County, Maryland, United States (song)

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) [XC129854]
by from Federal Point (near Kure Beach), New Hanover, North Carolina, United States (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to, and may form a superspecies with, Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) and occasional hybrids between the two reported along coast of southern USA (in Texas and Louisiana).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

torreyi (Harper, 1934) - Eastern USA from Long I (New York) southern along coast to northern Florida.
westoni (Sprunt Jr, 1934) - Most of peninsular Florida.
major Vieillot, 1819 - South-eastern Texas eastern along coast to extreme south-western Mississippi.
alabamensis Stevenson, HM, 1978 - Southern Mississippi eastern along coast to north-western Florida.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) - 10 files

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