Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (3)
Brian D. Peer and Eric K. Bollinger
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1997
Text last updated January 1, 1997
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | quíscal comú |
| Croatian | blistavi vranjak |
| Czech | vlhovec lesklý |
| Danish | Sortgrackle |
| Dutch | Glanstroepiaal |
| English | Common Grackle |
| English (United States) | Common Grackle |
| French | Quiscale bronzé |
| French (France) | Quiscale bronzé |
| German | Purpurgrackel |
| Hungarian | Északi csónakfarkú |
| Icelandic | Blásóti |
| Japanese | オオクロムクドリモドキ |
| Norwegian | glanstrupial |
| Polish | wilgowron mniejszy |
| Russian | Пурпурный гракл |
| Serbian | Obični kukuruzar |
| Slovak | vlhovec lesklý |
| Spanish | Zanate Común |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zanate Norteño |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zanate común |
| Swedish | mindre båtstjärt |
| Turkish | Mor Kiskal |
| Ukrainian | Гракл пурпуровошиїй |
Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
G.[racula] Quiscula
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.109.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'in America septentrionali' ; coast of South Carolina designated by Wayne, 1918, Auk, 35, p. 440.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- QUISCALUS
- quiscula
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Common Grackle.
