what is a grackle
Grackle is the common name of any of eleven passerine birds native to North and South America. They belong to various genera in the icterid family.In all the species with this name, adult males have black or mostly black plumage. 1  Genus Quiscalus. 2  Boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major.ometimes members of the starling family have historically been called grackles. Tristram's starling is sometimes known as Tristram's grackle, and the hill mynas in the genus Gracula have also been called grackles.