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Quiscalus major
Boat-tailed Grackle
Big Thicket National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TX: S4B
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Biscayne National Park	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	8/29/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 2:19:10 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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