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Quiscalus mexicanus
Photo take in my backyard. This young grackle is making alot of noices looking for mom, this is one of the most common birds in all Mexico and Central America.Males reach up to 43 cm, including a tail that is almost as long as the body, weigh 230 g, and are jet-black with a violet-blue iridescent sheen to the feathers. Females are significantly smaller at 33 cm, weigh 125 g, and are mainly brownish-black, with a pale brown throat and belly.
Found in all kind of warm habitats from Kansas in the northeast to southern California in the northwest down to northwest Peru and northwest Venezuela.
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