Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusQuiscalus (Typical Grackles)
- SpeciesQuiscalus mexicanus (Great-tailed Grackle)
Closest Relatives at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Orange Oriole
Icterus auratus
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Black Catbird
Melanoptila glabrirostris
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great-tailed Grackle in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
About 81% of visitor-days record a Great-tailed Grackle sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 1257 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great-tailed Grackle in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Great-tailed Grackle in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in our monthly data.