- The brown-headed
cowbird (
Molothrus ater) is a small,
obligate brood parasitic icterid native to
temperate and
subtropical North America. It is a permanent...
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naturalist William Swainson in 1832 with the brown-headed
cowbird (
Molothrus ater) as the type species. The
genus name
combines the
Ancient Gr**** mōlos...
- P****erine
birds produce song
through the
vocal organ, the syrinx,
which is
composed of
bilaterally symmetric halves located where the
trachea separates...
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watching other birds for
reactions to predators. Brown-headed
cowbirds (
Molothrus ater) lay
their eggs in
robin nests (see
brood parasite), but the robins...
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brood is attempted. The
nests are
parasitized by brown-headed
cowbirds (
Molothrus ater).
These birds forage on the
ground or in low to semi-low vegetation...
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bonariensis Bronzed cowbird,
Molothrus aeneus Bronze-brown cowbird,
Molothrus armenti Brown-headed cowbird,
Molothrus ater Dives C****in, 1867
Scrub blackbird...
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phoebe is
occasionally host to the nest-parasitic brown-headed
cowbird (
Molothrus ater).
Eastern phoebes are
highly adaptable to
urban environments. They are...
- cristata) Brewer's
blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) Brown-headed
cowbird (
Molothrus ater)
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis)...
- cars.
Beyond failure due to
brood parasitism of brown-headed
cowbirds (
Molothrus ater),
predation is the
primary direct cause of
nesting failures. In one...
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frequently targeted by the
brood parasite, the brown-headed
cowbird (
Molothrus ater), the rose-breasted
grosbeak is
apparently able to
recognize cowbird...
