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Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major
Family
Troupials and Allies
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
botgra, BTGR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTroupials and Allies (Icteridae)
SpeciesQuiscalus major
Codesbotgra, BTGR
Identification

The Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) is a member of the Troupials and Allies family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code botgra when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Boat-tailed Grackle photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Quiscalus major

Family: Troupials and Allies

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: botgra