Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusQuiscalus (Typical Grackles)
- SpeciesQuiscalus major (Boat-tailed Grackle)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Boat-tailed Grackle in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Boat-tailed Grackle sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 760 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Boat-tailed Grackle in Big Cypress National Preserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Boat-tailed Grackle in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.