Before _everyone_ asks... grackle |ˈgrak(ə)l| noun 1 a songbird of the American blackbird family, the male of which has shiny black plumage with a blue-green sheen. ●Several genera and species, family Icteridae, in particular the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula). 2 another term for an Asian mynah or starling, with mainly black plumage. ●Gracula and other genera, family Sturnidae; southern grackle is another term for the hill mynah. Also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grackle