Brown-headed cowbird
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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]
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Brown-headed cowbird | |
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Adult male | |
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Scientific 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 |
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