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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
📅 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Great-tailed Grackle sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 4876 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great-tailed Grackle in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Great-tailed Grackle in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.