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Brown-headed Cowbird
Sign in to saveAlso known as Molothrus ater, brown-headed buffalo bird
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
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- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Molothrus ater
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- Molothrus ater
- taxon common name
- chupim-mulato
- short name
- M. ater
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Encyclopedic overview
The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America. It is a permanent resident in the southern parts of its range; northern birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico in winter, returning to their summer habitat around March or April.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brown-headed Cowbird” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.