The Common Grackle [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Common Grackle Looks Like

The Common Grackle has overall_color color of purple and bronzy-iridescent.

The Common Grackle has above_color color of purple and bronzy-iridescent.

The Common Grackle has head color of purple.

The Common Grackle has face color of purple.

The Common Grackle has below_color color of bronzy-iridescent.

The Common Grackle has back color of bronzy-iridescent.

The Common Grackle has bill color of greyish.

The Common Grackle has wing color of bronzy-iridescent.

The Common Grackle has belly color of bronzy-iridescent.

The Common Grackle has tail color of bronzy-iridescent.

The Common Grackle has chest color of bronzy-iridescent.

The Common Grackle has leg color of greyish.

The Common Grackle has neck color of purple.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Common Grackle

The length of the Common Grackle is from 11.0 inches to 13.4 inches (27.9 cm to 34.0 cm).

The weight of the Common Grackle is from 2.6 ounces to 5.0 ounces (73.7 grams to 141.7 grams).

The wingspan of the Common Grackle is from 14.2 inches to 18.1 inches (36.1 cm to 46.0 cm).

Pictures of the Common Grackle

 Common Grackle
Common Grackle, Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) by 611catbirds, too, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Grackle, Common Grackle by ShenandoahNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Grackle, common grackle bird by watts_photos, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Grackle, Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) by Jim, the Photographer, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Grackle, Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) by 611catbirds, too, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Grackle, Common Grackle by Tobyotter, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Grackle, common grackle blackbird bird by watts_photos, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Grackle, Common Grackle by C. L. Ricketson, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Grackle, Common Grackle by ShenandoahNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Grackle, Common Grackle by ShenandoahNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Grackle
adult Common Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Grackle
adult Common Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Grackle
adult Common Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Grackle
adult Common Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Grackle
adult Common Grackle, Common Grackle_7169 by Bobolink, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Grackle
adult Common Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Grackle
adult Common Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Grackle
adult Common Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Grackle
male Common Grackle, Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), and Male and Female Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) by Jim, the Photographer, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Grackle
male Common Grackle, Common Grackle, Male by cameraclub231, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Grackle
male Common Grackle, COMMON GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Grackle
male Common Grackle, COMMON GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Grackle
male Common Grackle, Common Grackles Freak Out by Monikah Wiseman, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Grackle
male Common Grackle, Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) by warriorwoman531, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Grackle
female Common Grackle, Common Grackle by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Grackle
female Common Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Grackle
female Common Grackle, COMMON BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Grackle
female Common Grackle, Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), and Male and Female Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) by Jim, the Photographer, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Grackle
female Common Grackle, Common Grackle, Female by cameraclub231, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Grackle
female Common Grackle, Female Common Grackle by jiwasz, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Grackle
female Common Grackle, Common Grackle, F by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Grackle
female Common Grackle, bird on a wire by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Grackle
juvenile Common Grackle, Juvenile common grackle by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Grackle
juvenile Common Grackle, Grackle by ltshears, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Grackle
flight Common Grackle, COMMON GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Grackle
flight Common Grackle, COMMON GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Grackle
flight Common Grackle, COMMON GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Grackle
flight Common Grackle, COMMON GRACKLE by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Common Grackle

mainly forages while on land or while wading through extremely shallow water.

Usually forages in flocks when not constructing nests.

occasionally takes food from other birds.

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What the Common Grackle Likes to Eat

The Common Grackle feeds on the following:

  • insects (beetle grubs, grasshoppers, caterpillars)
  • spiders
  • millipedes
  • earthworms
  • crayfish
  • minnows
  • frogs
  • lizards
  • eggs
  • young of other birds
  • small rodents
  • Vegetable matter (berries, seeds, waste grain, acorns)

Where To Find the Common Grackle

You can find the Common Grackle in the following habitats:

  • Farmland
  • towns
  • groves
  • streamsides
  • open or semi-open country
  • woodland edges
  • parks

How to Attract Common Grackle to Your Backyard

To attract Common Grackles to your backyard, use these types of feeders:

  • large hopper feeders
  • platform feeders
  • ground feeders

To attract Common Grackles to your backyard, use these foods:

  • black oil sunflower seeds
  • hulled sunflower seeds
  • safflower
  • suet
  • cracked corn
  • peanuts
  • peanut hearts
  • fruit
  • millet
  • oats
  • milo