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Introduction
What the Boat-tailed Grackle Looks Like
The Boat-tailed Grackle has overall_color color of black and brown.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has above_color color of black and dark brown.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has head color of black.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has face color of black.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has below_color color of black and russet brown.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has back color of black.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has bill color of black.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has wing color of black.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has belly color of black.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has tail color of black.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has chest color of black.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has leg color of black.
The Boat-tailed Grackle has neck color of black.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Boat-tailed Grackle
The length of the Boat-tailed Grackle is from 10.2 inches to 14.6 inches (25.9 cm to 37.1 cm).
The weight of the Boat-tailed Grackle is from 3.3 ounces to 8.4 ounces (93.6 grams to 238.1 grams).
The wingspan of the Boat-tailed Grackle is from 15.3 inches to 19.7 inches (38.9 cm to 50.0 cm).
Pictures of the Boat-tailed Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-Tailed Grackle – Wakodahatchee Wetlands by country67, from flickr, licensed under CC
Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle by suranju, from flickr, licensed under CC
Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tail Grackle by Gunn Shots !, from flickr, licensed under CC
Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackles by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle by ehpersonal38, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Boat-tailed Grackle, _GTL8207-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Boat-tailed Grackle, boat_tailed_grackle_male_bathing by Astyan42, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Boat-tailed Grackle, boat tailed grackle male by lwolfartist, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Boat-tailed Grackle, Up at the Grackle of Dawn by Gunn Shots !, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed grackle (male) by MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed grackle bird – male by watts_photos, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle, Male by Karen Kleis, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackles by ilouque, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Boat-tailed Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed grackle by cyanocorax, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Boat-tailed Grackle, Boat-tailed grackle bird – female by watts_photos, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Boat-tailed Grackle, Juvenile Boat-tailed Grackle by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Boat-tailed Grackle, Bathing Grackles (1997) by Hunter-Desportes, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Boat-tailed Grackle
primarily forages near water, moving along the shore or in shallow water to capture prey with quick thrusts of its beak.
steals food from bigger birds.
What the Boat-tailed Grackle Likes to Eat
The Boat-tailed Grackle feeds on the following:
- aquatic insects
- snails
- crayfish
- crabs
- mussels
- shrimp
- tadpoles
- frogs
- small fish
- land insects (including grasshoppers and caterpillars)
- eggs
- young of other birds
- Seeds
- grain
Where To Find the Boat-tailed Grackle
You can find the Boat-tailed Grackle in the following habitats:
- Marshes
- beaches
- areas near coast
