Bird
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis · Icteridae · Passeriformes
Best monthsOct–Decmost records
Records609,249in 26 countries
Most seen inArgentina161,102 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Shiny Cowbird in brief
The shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is a bird of the Icteridae family — species of bird.
Across the 26 countries we cover it has 609,249 published records, most of them from Argentina, Colombia and Brazil. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in October, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Argentina161,102 records · best Oct, Nov
Colombia128,494 records · best May, Mar
Brazil118,484 records · best Oct, Sep
Chile48,058 records · best Oct, Nov
Ecuador28,738 records · best Jan, Feb
Uruguay26,762 records · best Oct, Nov
Peru23,237 records · best Jan, May
Venezuela19,228 records · best May, Apr
Panama11,596 records · best Mar, Feb
Paraguay11,269 records · best Oct, Sep
Trinidad and Tobago7,044 records · best Apr, Mar
Bolivia5,321 records · best Sep, Oct
Cuba4,670 records · best Mar, Apr
Barbados3,454 records · best Mar, May
Guyana2,793 records · best Jan, Feb
Grenada2,493 records · best May, Sep
Saint Lucia1,787 records · best Mar, Apr
Dominican Republic1,506 records · best Jan, Mar
Jamaica1,405 records · best Mar, Feb
Suriname793 records · best Feb, Mar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines492 records · best Jun, May
Bahamas265 records · best May, Jan
Haiti90 records · best Jun, Jan
Dominica85 records · best Mar, Apr
Antigua and Barbuda61 records · best Jan, Feb
Saint Kitts and Nevis22 records · best Jul, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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