Boat Tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major

Description:

Is this a cowbird doing a court ship ritual? Bent head and tail feathers spread?

Habitat:

Viera Wetlands

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT 9 years ago

Boat-tailed Grackle (female)

Quiscalus major Boat-tailed Grackle, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

2 Comments

Hema Shah 9 years ago

Thanks s o much Ashley :) Will update.

AshleyT 9 years ago

I don't think the tail is very spread, they just have large tails. And it looks like it is just foraging in the grass by looking down, pretty common behavior for this bird.

Spotted by
HemaShah

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 23, 2014
Submitted on Jun 23, 2014