Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Molothrus
 
Birds of North America
Version  2.0
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Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

Peter E. Lowther
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1993

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Brown-headed Cowbird. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Brown-headed Cowbird.

Recommended Citation

Lowther, P. E. (1993). Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.47
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