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common grackle

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common grackle
n.
A large grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) of eastern North America, having iridescent blackish-purple plumage and a long, wedge-shaped tail.


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American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) and common grackles (Quiscalus quiscala) both transferred Se concentrations of 6-7 [micro]g/g to their eggs, but neither of these studies measured female Se concentrations or rigorously addressed the effects of transfer on reproduction and development (Bryan et al.
His team also observed birds in five species--great horned owl, common grackle, house finch, American crow, and house sparrow--picking up the virus just by eating a bit of infected flesh or even infected mosquitoes.
Some songbirds, such as common grackles and yellow-rumped warblers, were observed gleaning insects from the edge of the pond.
 
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