Quiscalus major Viellot 1819 (boat-tailed grackle)

Aves - Passeriformes - Icteridae

Alternative combination: Megaquiscalus major

Belongs to Quiscalus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Powell et al. 2008 and Wetmore 1931

Sister taxa: Quiscalus lugubris, Quiscalus mexicanus, Quiscalus quiscula

Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at Seminole Field (Quaternary of Florida)

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