The avian genus Quiscalus contains seven of the 11 species of grackles, gregarious passerine birds in the icterid family. They are native to North and South America.
Grackle In Flight
Quiscalus major Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area, Florida, USA male 8
Icterids or New World blackbirds make up a family, the Icteridae, of small to medium-sized, often colorful, New World passerine birds. The family contains 108 species and is divided into 30 genera. Mo
Quiscalus
…The avian genus Quiscalus contains seven of the 11 species of grackles, gregarious passerine birds in the icterid family. They are native to North and South America. The genus was named and described by French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816. The type…
Bullock's Oriole
Breeding male Brewer's blackbird apparently gaping (see text) in soil
Yellow Headed Blackbird "Posing" for the Camera
Bobolink at Lake Woodruff Flickr Andrea Westmoreland