Boat-tailed Grackle

Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Everglades National Park

Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park

Common Grackle
NT

Common Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus quiscula

40–50% · Likely
Great-tailed Grackle
LC Endemic

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

Insufficient data
Red-winged Blackbird
LC

Red-winged Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agelaius phoeniceus

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Meadowlark
NT Endemic

Eastern Meadowlark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnella magna

20–30% · Possible
Brown-headed Cowbird
LC

Brown-headed Cowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Molothrus ater

10–20% · With luck
Shiny Cowbird
LC

Shiny Cowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Molothrus bonariensis

0–10% · Rare
Bronzed Cowbird
LC

Bronzed Cowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Molothrus aeneus

<5% · Rare
Bobolink
NT

Bobolink

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

<5% · Rare
Baltimore Oriole
LC

Baltimore Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Icterus galbula

<5% · Rare
Spot-breasted Oriole
LC

Spot-breasted Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Icterus pectoralis

<5% · Rare
Yellow-headed Blackbird
LC

Yellow-headed Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

<5% · Rare
Brewer's Blackbird
NT

Brewer's Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Boat-tailed Grackle in Everglades National Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Boat-tailed Grackle sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 5669 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Boat-tailed Grackle in Everglades National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Boat-tailed Grackle in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.

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