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.
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
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