Slender-billed Grackle

The Slender-billed Grackle was endemic to central Mexico. It is recorded as having occurred in the Valley of Mexico and the Toluca Valley. Although later records indicated that it might be a marsh specialist, older observations recorded in the General History of the Things of New Spain by fray Bernardino de Sahagún indicate that it was formerly found in cultivate areas and towns. It became extinct due to habitat loss.

The Slender-billed Grackle is classified as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

The Slender-billed Grackle (Quiscalus palustris) was a species of bird in the icterid family Icteridae. The species was closely related to the western clade of the Great-tailed Grackle, from which it diverged around 1.2 million years ago. The Slender-billed Grackle was endemic to central Mexico. It is recorded as having occurred in the Valley of Mexico and the Toluca Valley. More

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there were, but the Slender-billed Grackle Quiscalus palustris went extinct in 1911, leaving ten extant species today. Six of the remaining species are also in the genus Quiscalus, two are in Macroagelaius, and two species, the Red-bellied Grackle Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster and the Velvet-fronted Grackle Lampropsar tanagrinus, are in monotypic genuses genera. More

Slender-billed Grackle Quiscalus palustris 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Extinct Family/Sub-family Icteridae Species name author (Swainson, 1827) Taxonomic source(s) AOU checklist (1998 + supplements), Brooks (2000), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993) Summary Quiscalus palustris had a small distribution in the Lerma marshlands, in the state of M More

One species, the Slender-billed Grackle, is presently listed as extinct, also due to the loss of its wetland habitat. INTERESTING FACTS The blackbird family includes the only brood parasites in North America; the cowbirds. More

* Slender-billed Grackle, Quiscalus palustris - extinct (1910) * Nicaraguan Grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis * Greater Antillean Grackle, Quiscalus niger * Carib Grackle, Quiscalus lugubris * Genus Hypopyrrhus * Red-bellied Grackle, Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster * Genus Lampropsar * Velvet-fronted Grackle, Lampropsar tanagrinus More

Slender-billed Grackle: Quiscalus palustris 342 90 Nicaraguan Grackle: Quiscalus nicaraguensis 344 91 Common Grackle: Quiscalus quiscula 346 92 Greater Antillean Grackle: Quiscalus niger 350 93 Carib Grackle: Quiscalus lugubris 353 94 Rusty Blackbird: Euphagus carolinus 357 More

Slender-billed Grackle, Quiscalus palustris - extinct (1910) Nicaraguan Grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis Greater Antillean Grackle, Quiscalus niger Carib Grackle, Quiscalus lugubris Genus Hypopyrrhus Red-bellied Grackle, Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster Genus Lampropsar Velvet-fronted Grackle, Lampropsar tanagrinus Genus Macroagelaius Golden-tufted Grackle, Macroagelaius imthurni Mountain Grackle, Macroagelaius subalaris Quiscalus grackles are known for being capable of imitating human speech, even better than parrots. http://en.wikipedia. More

Slender-billed Grackle Quiscalus palustris Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris White-browed Blackbird Sturnella superciliaris Peruvian Meadowlark Sturnella bellicosa Pampas Meadowlark Sturnella defilippii Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus family links Icterids Icteridae - More