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Cowbirds
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Cowbirds

Molothrus

Cowbirds are birds belonging to the genus Molothrus in the family Icteridae. They are of New World origin.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Brown-headed Cowbird

speciesMolothrus ater

Shiny Cowbird

speciesMolothrus bonariensis

Bronzed Cowbird

speciesMolothrus aeneus

Screaming Cowbird

speciesMolothrus rufoaxillaris

Giant Cowbird

speciesMolothrus oryzivorus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 10368.