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Quiscalus (grackle)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Icteridae

Taxonomy
Quiscalus was named by Vieillot (1816). It is extant.

It was assigned to Icterinae by Parmalee (1992); and to Icteridae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Powell et al. (2008) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Quiscalus Vieillot
1940Quiscalus Wetmore p. 76
1956Quiscalus Wetmore p. 96
1992Quiscalus Parmalee p. 316
2008Quiscalus Powell et al.
2017Quiscalus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyIcteridaeVigors 1825
genusQuiscalusVieillot 1816

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Quiscalus Vieillot 1816 [grackle]
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Quiscalus lugubris Swainson 1838 [carib grackle]
Quiscalus major Viellot 1819 [boat-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus mexicanus Gmelin 1788 [great-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus quiscula Linnaeus 1758 [common grackle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantsubf
Diet: insectivoresubf
Diet 2: frugivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:48:48
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:48:48
Source: subf = subfamily, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12600 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) Quiscalus mexicanus (20495)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Quiscalus mexicanus (20398) Quiscalus quiscula (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Quiscalus quiscula (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Quiscalus quiscula (154773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Quiscalus lugubris (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Quiscalus quiscula (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Megaquiscalus major, Quiscalus quiscula (154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Quiscalus sp. (93277)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Quiscalus mexicanus (195047)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Ohio) Quiscalus quiscula (195062)