Brown-headed cowbird

Brown-headed cowbird
Temporal range: 0.5–0 Ma
Adult male
Adult female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Molothrus
Species:
M. ater
Binomial name
Molothrus ater
(Boddaert, 1783)
  Breeding range
  Year-round range
  Wintering range

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.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Molothrus ater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22724354A132175819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22724354A132175819.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference henninger1906 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).