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Quiscalus mexicanus JF Gmelin, 1788

Clarinero Coligrande, Quiscal mexicano, Great-tailed Grackle

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Passeriformes

Family
Icteridae

Genus
Quiscalus

Species
mexicanus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Distribution: Recorded on Puerto Ayora 2010.

References

  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
  • Lombeida, D. (2010) Observación del Quiscal mexicano Ob. Per.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Quiscalus mexicanus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12684. Accessed 4 November 2026.