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Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater
(Boddaert, P, 1783)
Tordo Cabecicafé
Family: Icteridae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Oriolus ater.

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Number of Photography: 12

Foto
Photography ID: 650254
♀  Adult
Staten Island
New York
United States
11/07/2011
Carmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
Foto
Photography ID: 642783
♂  Adult
Delta
Columbia Británica
Canada
04/02/2019
Carmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
Foto
Photography ID: 642674
  Juvenile
Richmond
Columbia Británica
Canada
08/29/2018
Carmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
Foto
Photography ID: 333354
♀  Adult
Lawrenceville
Georgia
United States
05/18/2019
Orlando Tobar Vargas
Foto
Photography ID: 213144
♂  Adult
Etobicoke
Ontario
Canada
07/09/2017
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 213143
  Juvenile
Etobicoke
Ontario
Canada
07/09/2017
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 213136
  Juvenile
Etobicoke
Ontario
Canada
07/09/2017
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 204795
♂  Adult
Busse Woods
Illinois
United States
05/20/2017
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 167988
♂ ♀  Adult
Chicago
Illinois
United States
05/27/2011
Federico Silvestre
Foto
Photography ID: 158042
♀  Adult
Zoo
Washington, DC
United States
06/08/2011
Gerardo Alberto García
Foto
Photography ID: 104074
♀  Adult
Kanab
Utah
United States
05/31/2015
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 103961
♂  Adult
Sedona
Arizona
United States
05/27/2015
Pablo Eguia


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Number of Records: 28



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
92939418/05/2019United StatesGeorgiaLawrencevilleOrlando Tobar Vargas
231894302/04/2019CanadaColumbia BritánicaGeorge S. Bird Migratory Sanctuary, DeltaCarmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
231889029/08/2018CanadaColumbia BritánicaIona Beach Regional Park, RichmondCarmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
77754210/07/2018United StatesLouisianaLand of Lakes FarmUlises Balza
59704009/07/2017CanadaOntarioColonel Samuel Smith Park, Etobicoke6Andres Espindola
57957120/05/2017United StatesIllinoisGusse Woods6Alec Earnshaw
57955420/05/2017United StatesIllinoisBusse WoodsAlec Earnshaw
57720414/05/2017United StatesIllinoisRyerson Conservation Area8Alec Earnshaw
63227618/11/2015United StatesCaliforniaBrentwood, Contra Costa CountyRutger Koperdraad
29941431/05/2015United StatesUtahKanabPablo Eguia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.