Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Molothrus
eBird Code
shicow

Vocalizations

Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Boris Valderrama · CC_BY_4_0
Joaquín Krasuk · CC_BY_4_0
Antonio W. Salas · CC_BY_4_0
er-birds · CC_BY_4_0
Ezequiel Vera · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (7)

  • Molothrus bonariensis aequatorialis

    tropical southwestern Colombia to western Ecuador and Isla Puná

  • Molothrus bonariensis bonariensis

    eastern Bolivia to Paraguay, Brazil (south of the Amazon River), Uruguay, and central Argentina

  • Molothrus bonariensis cabanisii

    eastern Panama (Darién) to Colombia

  • Molothrus bonariensis minimus

    Lesser Antilles (northward to Martinique), Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas, and northern Brazil (Rio Branco)

  • Molothrus bonariensis occidentalis

    far southwestern Ecuador (Loja) and western Peru (southward to Lima)

  • Molothrus bonariensis riparius

    tropical eastern Peru (Río Ucayali) to lower Amazon Valley (eastward to Óbidos, Pará)

  • Molothrus bonariensis venezuelensis

    tropical eastern Colombia and northern Venezuela

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (shicow) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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