Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusQuiscalus (Typical Grackles)
- SpeciesQuiscalus quiscula (Common Grackle)
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
📅 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 Common Grackle in Redwood National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Grackle sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Grackle in Redwood National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Grackle in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.