Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Grackles Common Grackle Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae Genus: Quiscalus The grackles, are gregarious passerine birds in the Icterid family. They are native to North and South America. There are several different species: Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus Nicaraguan Grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis Greater Antillean Grackle, Quiscalus niger Carib Grackle, Quiscalus lugubris This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.