Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Giant Cowbird
The Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) 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 oryzivorus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Giant Cowbird
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Molothrus oryzivorus impacifus
- Molothrus oryzivorus oryzivorus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- O[riolus] oryzivorus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.386
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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