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Introduction
What the Great-tailed Grackle Looks Like
The Great-tailed Grackle has overall_color color of black and dark brown and pale and buff.
The Great-tailed Grackle has above_color color of black and dark brown.
The Great-tailed Grackle has head color of black and dark brown.
The Great-tailed Grackle has face color of black and dark brown.
The Great-tailed Grackle has below_color color of black and pale.
The Great-tailed Grackle has undertail color of black and pale.
The Great-tailed Grackle has back color of black and dark brown.
The Great-tailed Grackle has bill color of black.
The Great-tailed Grackle has wing color of black and dark brown.
The Great-tailed Grackle has belly color of black and pale.
The Great-tailed Grackle has tail color of black and pale.
The Great-tailed Grackle has chest color of black and pale.
The Great-tailed Grackle has leg color of black.
The Great-tailed Grackle has neck color of black and pale and buff.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Great-tailed Grackle
The length of the Great-tailed Grackle is from 15.0 inches to 18.1 inches (38.1 cm to 46.0 cm).
The weight of the Great-tailed Grackle is from 3.7 ounces to 6.7 ounces (104.9 grams to 189.9 grams).
The wingspan of the Great-tailed Grackle is from 18.9 inches to 22.8 inches (48.0 cm to 57.9 cm).
Pictures of the Great-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle, BVR_6152 by Bird Brian, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great-tailed Grackle, Great Tailed Grackle by birdtographer.zion, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle (f) by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle by Bird Brian, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great-tailed Grackle, Great Tailed Grackle by birdtographer.zion, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle by Bird Brian, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle by chaz jackson, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great-tailed Grackle, Grackle by Gunn Shots !, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great-tailed Grackle, Great-Tailed Grackle by bamyers4az, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great-tailed Grackle, IMG_2309 by Always a birder!, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great-tailed Grackle, Practice makes Grackle by Gunn Shots !, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great-tailed Grackle, Great Tailed Grackle 4 – Blackbird Caye – Belize 2016 by mastrfshrmn, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle male by Kurayba, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed grackle by cameraclub231, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Great-tailed Grackle, Great tailed grackle(male) by Jaime Robles M., from flickr, licensed under CC
male Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle by wallygrom, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus) males fighting … by Bernard DUPONT, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Great-tailed Grackle, Up at the Grackle of Dawn by Gunn Shots !, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Great-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle Male by Kurayba, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus / Mariamulata / Great-tailed Grackle (male) by felixu, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Great-tailed Grackle, Female Great-tailed Grackle with Cookie by birdtographer.zion, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Great-tailed Grackle, Female Great-tailed Grackle with Cookie by birdtographer.zion, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Great-tailed Grackle, Female Great Tailed Grackle by ientiI, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Great-tailed Grackle, Female Great-tailed Grackle with Cookie by birdtographer.zion, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Great-tailed Grackle, Female Great-tailed Grackle by Kurayba, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Great-tailed Grackle, Female Great-tailed Grackle by ahisgett, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Great-tailed Grackle, Female Great-tailed Grackle with Cookie by birdtographer.zion, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Great-tailed Grackle, Female Great-Tailed Grackle by goingslo, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great-tailed Grackle, Juvenile Great-tailed Grackle by Sandy Wool Lake by donjd2, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great-tailed Grackle, Staring Contest by Kaptured by Kala, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Great-tailed Grackle, Great Tailed Grackle by birdtographer.zion, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Great-tailed Grackle, Great Tailed Grackle by birdtographer.zion, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great-tailed Grackle, Tall tails by Gunn Shots !, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Great-tailed Grackle
primarily forages on land or by wading through extremely shallow water.
It forages in shrubs and trees, focusing on looking for nests to steal from.
Usually forages in flocks.
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What the Great-tailed Grackle Likes to Eat
The Great-tailed Grackle feeds on the following:
- insects
- spiders
- millipedes
- snails
- crayfish
- tadpoles
- small fish
- lizards
- eggs and nestlings of other birds
- adult birds
- seeds
- waste grain
- berries
- fruit
- nuts.
Where To Find the Great-tailed Grackle
You can find the Great-tailed Grackle in the following habitats:
- Groves
- thickets
- farms
- towns
- city parks
- open and semi-open country
- lowlands
- farmland
- marshes
- irrigated fields
- suburban lawns
- brushy areas
How to Attract Great-tailed Grackle to Your Backyard
To attract Great-tailed Grackles to your backyard, use these types of feeders:
- large hopper feeders
- platform feeders
- ground feeders
To attract Great-tailed Grackles to your backyard, use these foods:
- black oil sunflower seeds
- hulled sunflower seeds
- safflower
- cracked corn
- millet
