Great-Tailed Grackle (Male)

• Scientific Name: Quiscalus Mexicanus
• Common Name: Great-Tailed Grackle (Male)
• Diet: anything edible
• Color: black
• Size: 18 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: town
• Field Identification: yellow eye, extremely long tail
• Nest: platform
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Quiscalus
• Family: Icteridae (icterids)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: mexicanus