Giant cowbird
| Giant cowbird | |
|---|---|
| M. o. oryzivorus in Colombia | |
| Giant cowbird call | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Molothrus |
| Species: | M. oryzivorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Molothrus oryzivorus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | |
| Range of M. oryzivorus. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scaphidura oryzivora | |
The giant cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) is a large passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It may have relatively recently colonised the latter island. It is a brood parasite and lays its eggs in the nests of other birds.
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