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Quiscalus quiscula
Common Grackle
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Common Grackle
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Icteridae, Genus Quiscalus, Species Quiscalus quiscula


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NE: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Baltimore-Washington National Parkway
Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Washington Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Greenbelt Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harmony Hall	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
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Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks
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New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
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Suitland Parkway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
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Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	9/26/2005

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