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Definition of Grackles

Grackle
Grackle Grac"kle, n. [Cf. L. graculus jackdaw.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) One of several American blackbirds, of the family Icterid[ae]; as, the rusty grackle (Scolecophagus Carolinus); the boat-tailed grackle (see Boat-tail); the purple grackle (Quiscalus quiscula, or Q. versicolor). See Crow blackbird, under Crow. (b) An Asiatic bird of the genus Gracula. See Myna.

Meaning of Grackles from wikipedia

- First described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, the common grackle has three subspecies. Adult common grackles have a long and dark bill, pale yellow eyes, and...
- Colombian mountain grackle, Macroagelaius subalaris Sometimes members of the starling family have historically been called grackles. Tristram's starling...
- their loud vocalizations, great-tailed grackles are considered a pest species by some. Great-tailed grackles originated from the tropical lowlands of...
- bitterns will often ****ociate with and make mixed colonies with grackles. Boat-tailed grackles have established significant po****tions in several United States...
- Slender-billed grackles had also been observed nesting in cultivated farmland near towns, but much of this land was cultivated marshland. Slender-billed grackles had...
- adult male Carib grackle is 27 cm (11 in) long with a long wedge-shaped tail, although the latter is not so long as other grackles. Its plumage is entirely...
- red-bellied grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. Its genus, Hypopyrrhus, is monotypic. One of the grackles, it is...
- Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a grackle found throughout the Greater Antilles, as well as smaller nearby islands. Like all Quiscalus grackles, it is...
- The golden-tufted mountain grackle (Macroagelaius imthurni), also known as the golden-tufted grackle, is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It...
- The Nicaraguan grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) is a species of p****erine bird belonging to the genus Quiscalus, a genus of grackles in the New World...