Boat-tailed Grackle vs Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major compared with Quiscalus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boat-tailed Grackle	Great-tailed Grackle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Icteridae	Icteridae
Genus same	Quiscalus	Quiscalus
Species	Quiscalus major	Quiscalus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boat-tailed Grackle and Great-tailed Grackle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Quiscalus.

Conservation Status

Boat-tailed Grackle

LC — Least Concern

Great-tailed Grackle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boat-tailed Grackle	Great-tailed Grackle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boat-tailed Grackle

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Great-tailed Grackle

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Boat-tailed Grackle

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway