Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Quiscalus
eBird Code
comgra

Subspecies (3)

  • Quiscalus quiscula quiscula

    southeastern USA (southern Louisiana to eastern South Carolina and Florida Keys)

  • Quiscalus quiscula stonei

    breeds eastern USA (southwestern Connecticut to Alabama and northern Georgia); winters to Florida

  • Quiscalus quiscula versicolor

    breeds southern and southeastern Canada east of Rocky Mountains to central and northeastern USA; winters to southern USA

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.