Species

Molothrus ater (Brown-headed cowbird)

Molothrus ater. Photo: (c) Benjamín Alfaro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small obligate brood parasitic icterid of temperate to subtropical North America. They are permanent residents in the southern parts of their range; northern birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico in winter, returning to their summer habitat around March or April.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
        Family: Icteridae (New world blackbirds and orioles)
        Genus: Molothrus (Cowbirds)
        Species: Molothrus ater (Brown-headed cowbird)

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