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Quiscalus quiscula
Common Grackle
El Malpais National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

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

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NM: S5B,S5N
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	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 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
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Oxon Run National Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	White House
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts	Yellowstone National Park
Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	11/10/2008

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