Genus

Typical Grackles

Quiscalus

5 species in our catalog · found in 104 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyIcteridae (New World Blackbirds and Orioles)
GenusQuiscalus (Typical Grackles)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Quiscalus quiscula

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Quiscalus niger

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Quiscalus major

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Quiscalus lugubris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Grackles

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~80%
	Common Grackle			~80%
2	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~80%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~80%
3	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~80%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~80%
4	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~80%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~80%
5	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~80%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~80%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~70%
	Boat-tailed Grackle			~50%
	Common Grackle			~50%
	Great-tailed Grackle			Insufficient data
7	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~70%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~40%
	Carib Grackle			~40%
8	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~70%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~70%
9	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	~70%
	Common Grackle			~50%
	Boat-tailed Grackle			~40%
10	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~60%
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~60%
12	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~60%
	Greater Antillean Grackle			~60%
13	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~60%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~60%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~60%
15	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~60%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~60%
16	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~60%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~60%
17	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~60%
18	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~50%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~50%
19	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~50%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~50%
20	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~50%
21	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~50%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~50%
22	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~50%
	Common Grackle			~50%
	Great-tailed Grackle			Insufficient data
23	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~50%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~50%
24	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~40%
25	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~40%
26	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~40%
	Greater Antillean Grackle			~40%
27	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~40%
	Carib Grackle			Insufficient data
28	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~40%
29	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~40%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~40%
30	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~40%
31	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~40%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~40%
	Carib Grackle			<5%
33	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
	Carib Grackle			~10%
34	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
35	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
36	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Common Grackle			~30%
37	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
38	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
39	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
40	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
	Common Grackle			<5%
41	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
42	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
43	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
44	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
45	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
	Carib Grackle			<5%
46	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~30%
47	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Common Grackle			~30%
48	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
49	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~20%
	Carib Grackle			~20%
50	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
51	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	~20%
	Greater Antillean Grackle			~20%
52	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Common Grackle			~20%
53	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
54	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
55	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
56	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Common Grackle			~20%
57	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
58	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
59	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
60	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Common Grackle			~20%
61	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~20%
	Carib Grackle			~20%
62	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~20%
63	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
	Common Grackle			Insufficient data
64	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~20%
	Carib Grackle			~20%
65	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
	Carib Grackle			Insufficient data
66	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
67	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
68	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
	Carib Grackle			Insufficient data
69	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Grackle			~10%
70	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
71	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Grackle			~10%
72	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Grackle			~10%
73	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Grackle			~10%
74	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
75	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Common Grackle			~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			<5%
76	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
77	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
	Common Grackle			Insufficient data
78	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~10%
	Greater Antillean Grackle			~10%
79	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Carib Grackle			~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			<5%
80	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Grackle			~10%
81	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Grackle			~10%
82	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Great-tailed Grackle			~10%
83	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Grackle			Insufficient data
84	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			<5%
85	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			<5%
86	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Carib Grackle			<5%
87	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Carib Grackle			<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			<5%
88	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Grackle			<5%
89	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Carib Grackle			<5%
90	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			<5%
91	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Carib Grackle			<5%
92	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Grackle			<5%
93	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Carib Grackle			<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			Insufficient data
94	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			Insufficient data
95	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			Insufficient data
96	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			<5%
97	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			<5%
98	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Grackle			<5%
99	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Grackle			Insufficient data
100	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Grackle			Insufficient data
101	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Grackle			<5%
102	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Grackle			<5%
103	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Carib Grackle			Insufficient data
104	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Great-tailed Grackle			Insufficient data

Typical Grackles

Species in this group

Common Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

Greater Antillean Grackle

Boat-tailed Grackle

Carib Grackle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Grackles

Parks Ranked