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Boat-tailed grackle

Quiscalus major

Habitat:

spotted on fan cage of airboat on the St. Johns River

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2 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 10 years ago

Thank you, Leuba. They're called boat tails because they generally hold their long tails in a V-shape like the keel of a boat. I'm not completely sure if this is a female or a juvenile.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

A very good-looking bird with great names ! I love pic #1 - thanks auntnance123.

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 20, 2013
Submitted on May 22, 2013

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