Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Brown-Headed Cowbird, Burnaby Lake Regional Park (Piper Spit), Burnaby, British Columbia
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater photo

Brown-Headed Cowbird, Burnaby Lake Regional Park (Piper Spit), Burnaby, British Columbia
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Icteridae
Genus:	Molothrus
Species:	ater
Common Name:	Brown-headed Cowbird

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