Is this a Common Grackle?

Posted by Kristina Elena over 8 years ago 4 Comments

This bird was at my feeder, is it a juvenile grackle?

Thank you!

I have more pics if you guys want to see.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/LqQ3SB][img]https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8319/29160668735_3171c7d0e6_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/LqQ3SB]DSC03305[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/casmenviarod/]Kristina Casas Mendiola[/url], on Flickr

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kristina

over 8 years ago

Trey Mitchell

over 8 years ago

looks like a lutinistic Common Grackle. That or it bushed up against something freshly painted.

Kristina

over 8 years ago

Thank you! Seems like all lutinistic birds come to my house. Hahah

Bruce P

over 8 years ago

I am not familiar with the term "lutinistic" and can find no reference for it in the usual online resources. How does it differ from 'leucistic", (the partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration)? Presumably it refers to the color yellow (from the latin luteus), but this bird is showing typical leucistic white patches. Just curious.

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