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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Audubon's Oriole
Icterus graduacauda
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
📅 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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Great-tailed Grackle sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 1304 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great-tailed Grackle in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Great-tailed Grackle in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.