Quiscalus Vieillot 1816 (perching bird)
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Emberizidae
Parent taxon: Icterinae according to P. W. Parmalee 1992
Sister taxa: Agelaius, Euphagus, Icterus, Molothrus, Sturnella, Xanthocephalus
Subtaxa: Quiscalus quiscula
Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore