Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Screaming Cowbird

Molothrus rufoaxillaris

The Screaming Cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) is a 48 g town and farmland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

48 g

Habitat

Human Modified

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Ceibas (Argentina); Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (Argentina); Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (Argentina); Faro Punta Carretas (Uruguay); Paso Centurión · Área General (Uruguay).

Photo: (c) Ezequiel Racker, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist