This Red-bellied Grackle singing — listen close. The clip opens with a series of loud, metallic **chacks** and quick, rolling cries that slice through the forest-edge hush. If you’re here for a short, intense burst of avian energy, stay with this cinematic snippet: we captured a natural calling sequence that highlights both the rhythm and the unusual timbre of this bird’s voice. You’ll hear the metallic “chack” notes and the sharper rolling calls that often punctuate mixed-species flocks on the

Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) 👇 The Great-tailed Grackle is a bold beauty with a dramatic presence, turning sidewalks, wetlands, and open skies into its personal stage. The male dazzles with glossy black feathers that shimmer in shades of violet, blue, and green, and a long, elegant tail that seems to ripple as he walks. Perched high or strutting confidently on the ground, he sings with raspy clicks, whistles, and metallic calls—loud, proud, and impossible to ignore. Clever and ada