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 Utría National Natural Park
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Baudó Oropendola
Psarocolius cassini
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Black-tipped Cotinga
Carpodectes hopkei
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Pacific Antwren
Myrmotherula pacifica
📅 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 Utría National Natural Park?
About 56% of visitor-days record a Great-tailed Grackle sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great-tailed Grackle in Utría National Natural Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Great-tailed Grackle in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.