Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

The name Molothrus is a misspelling of the Greek "molobros," meaning "a parasite or greedy vagabond."

The Brown-headed Cowbirds is also called:

  • brown-headed blackbird
  • brown-headed oriole
  • buffalo bird
  • cow blackbird
  • cow bunting
  • cow-pen bird
  • cuckold and lazy bird

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[Adult Male Brown-headed Cowbird] [Adult Male Brown-headed Cowbird] [Adult Male Brown-headed Cowbird]
[Female Brown-headed Cowbird] [Female Brown-headed Cowbird] [Female Brown-headed Cowbird]
[Young Brown-headed Cowbird] [Young Brown-headed Cowbird] [Young Brown-headed Cowbird]