Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis - Vacher luisant

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Ictéridés
Genus
:
Molothrus
Species
:
bonariensis

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 22 cm
Wingspan
: 30 cm.
Weight
: 31 à 63 g

Longevity

5 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Molothrus bonariensis bonariensis (c and e Brazil to Chile, Bolivia and Argentina)
Molothrus bonariensis minimus (s Florida. se USA. , West Indies, the Guianas and n Brazil)
Molothrus bonariensis cabanisii (e Costa Rica to w Colombia)
Molothrus bonariensis venezuelensis (e Colombia and n Venezuela)
Molothrus bonariensis aequatorialis (sw Colombia and w Ecuador)
Molothrus bonariensis occidentalis (sw Ecuador and w Peru)
Molothrus bonariensis riparius (e Ecuador, e Peru and w Brazil)

Foreign names

Vacher luisant,
Tordo renegrido,
chupim-vira-bosta,
Seidenkuhstärling,
kékfejű gulyajáró,
Glanskoevogel,
Vaccaro splendente,
glanskostare,
Silketrupial,
zanášač kravský,
vlhovec modrolesklý,
Silkekostær,
hohtoturpiaali,
vaquer negre,
starzyk granatowy,
Блестящий коровий трупиал,
テリバネコウウチョウ,
紫辉牛鹂,
glanskostare,
紫輝牛鸝,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland