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A Great-tailed grackle male on a branch #261159988
Description
This is a Quiscalus mexicanus bird species, Icteridae family. Common name: great-tailed grackle or Mexican grackle. Great-tailed grackles originated from the tropical lowlands of Central and South America, range expanded to North America. Males are iridescent black with a purple-blue sheen on the feathers of the head and upper body. Adults of both sexes have bright yellow eyes. Observed near Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR), Petén department, Guatemala.