Great-tailed Grackle

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Great-tailed Grackle in Medellín?

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great-tailed Grackle sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 320 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 64th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a Great-tailed Grackle in Medellín?

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great-tailed Grackle in Medellín on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Q: What time of day is best to see a Great-tailed Grackle?

Between 7 and 10 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great-tailed Grackle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is Medellín the best place to see a Great-tailed Grackle?

29th of 39. Of the 39 cities where we can rate Great-tailed Grackle sightings, Medellín ranks 29th at about 10%. The best odds are in Torreón (México, about 90%), Monterrey (México, about 90%) and León (México, about 90%).

Q: Where does the Great-tailed Grackle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Great-tailed Grackle is recorded against all the birds logged in Medellín (320 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

Quiscalus mexicanus

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyIcteridae (New World Blackbirds and Orioles)
GenusQuiscalus (Typical Grackles)
SpeciesQuiscalus mexicanus (Great-tailed Grackle)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Medellín

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

320 Verified sightings at Medellín

63,347 In all 68 parks From 2019 to 2026

April Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Great-tailed Grackle

The great-tailed grackle or Mexican grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) is a medium-sized, highly social passerine bird native to North and South America. A member of the family Icteridae, it is one of 10 extant species of grackle and is closely related to the boat-tailed grackle and the extinct slender-billed grackle. In the southern and southwestern United States, the grackle is sometimes referred to simply as a "blackbird" or (erroneously) a "crow" due to its glossy black plumage; however, grackles form their own unique genus that is separate from other "blackbirds", such as the red-winged and Brewer's blackbirds, despite being in the same family (Icteridae). Superficially, Brewer's blackbird is one of the most visually similar species to grackles.

In some parts of Mexico, the grackle is sometimes referred to in Spanish as cuervo ("raven"; "crow"), although it is not a member of the crow genus (Corvus) nor of their family (Corvidae). The great-tailed grackle was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the crows in the genus Corvus and coined the... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:28

Costa Rica · 2017

Uncertain1:21

Mexico · 2025

Song0:43

Guatemala · 1991

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 7 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~80%
2	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~80%
3	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~80%
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~70%
5	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~70%
6	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	~60%
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
8	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
9	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~60%
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~60%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
12	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~60%
13	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
14	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
15	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~50%
16	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~50%
17	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
18	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~50%
19	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
20	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
21	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
22	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
23	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
24	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
25	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
26	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
27	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
28	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
29	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
30	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
31	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
32	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
33	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
34	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
35	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
36	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
37	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
38	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
39	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
40	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
41	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
42	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
43	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
44	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
45	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
46	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
47	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
48	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
49	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
50	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
51	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
52	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
53	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
54	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
55	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
56	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
57	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
58	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
59	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
60	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
63	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
64	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
65	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
66	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
67	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	~90%
2	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	~90%
3	León	🇲🇽 México	~90%
4	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	~90%
5	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~90%
6	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	~90%
7	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	~90%
8	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~80%
9	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	~80%
10	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	~80%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Ecological Center of Sonora	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
2	Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
3	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Zoológico Los Coyotes	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
5	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
6	Dallas World Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Fish Spa Acuario Fantasia	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

Closest Relatives at Medellín

Quiscalus lugubris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Molothrus bonariensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Icterus galbula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Icterus nigrogularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU Endemic

Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Molothrus oryzivorus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Icterus mesomelas

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Icterus chrysater

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Psarocolius angustifrons

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Icterus spurius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gymnomystax mexicanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Great-tailed Grackle in Medellín?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great-tailed Grackle sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 320 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 64th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Great-tailed Grackle in Medellín?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great-tailed Grackle in Medellín on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Great-tailed Grackle?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great-tailed Grackle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Medellín the best place to see a Great-tailed Grackle?

29th of 39

Of the 39 cities where we can rate Great-tailed Grackle sightings, Medellín ranks 29th at about 10%. The best odds are in Torreón (México, about 90%), Monterrey (México, about 90%) and León (México, about 90%).

Where does the Great-tailed Grackle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Great-tailed Grackle is recorded against all the birds logged in Medellín (320 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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Great-tailed Grackle

About the Great-tailed Grackle

Sounds

Recent sightings of Great-tailed Grackle in Medellín

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Medellín

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Baltimore Oriole

Yellow Oriole

Red-bellied Grackle

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Yellow-tailed Oriole

Yellow-backed Oriole

Russet-backed Oropendola

Orchard Oriole

Oriole Blackbird

Blue-gray Tanager

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Great-tailed Grackle in Medellín?

When is the best time to see a Great-tailed Grackle in Medellín?

What time of day is best to see a Great-tailed Grackle?

Is Medellín the best place to see a Great-tailed Grackle?

Where does the Great-tailed Grackle sighting chance come from?