Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Brown-headed Cowbird
The Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Molothrus ater
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Molothrus ater artemisiae
- Molothrus ater obscurus
- Molothrus ater ater
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Oriolus ater
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Carohna.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.37
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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