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Meaning of "cowbird"
cowbird (noun): A type of bird belonging to the genus Molothrus, known for laying its eggs in the nests of other bird species
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- Any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.
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But a cowbird can not help being what it is.
This species is parasitised by the shiny cowbird.
The cowbird has lost this particular duel.
It is also known commonly as the short billed cowbird.
Cowbird nestlings also grow large very quickly.
This species is sometimes parasitised by the bronzed cowbird.
Management of the cowbird population is underway to diminish this threat.
They are rarely victims of cowbird parasitism.
The female cowbird finds these nests by watching patiently.
Curious ways of the cowbird.
It may take a cowbird two years to learn his song properly.
This is a brown headed cowbird.
Several giant cowbird eggs may be laid in one host nest.
Clutches initiated early in the season were free of cowbird eggs.
The cowbird screaming.
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Brown headed cowbird.
Accepting a cowbird egg and rearing a cowbird chick can be costly to a host species.
But the majority of hosts do not recognize cowbird eggs at all.
CowBird is a website that invites them all.
They can also recognize and remove cowbird eggs from their nests.
The northern races are sometimes parasitized by Bronzed Cowbird.
This species is parasitised by the shiny cowbird Molothrus bonariensis.
The Swiss Cowbird has generally good temperament and is a family dog.
The very thick bill establishes that this is a cowbird rather than a blackbird.
A male cowbird displayed next to the females,.
North American cowbird.
The brown-headed cowbird may parasitize this species.
This species is a common host of the brown-headed cowbird.
Regional variation in cowbird parasitism of Wood Thrushes.
This bird is vulnerable to nest parasitism by the brown-headed cowbird.
To a lesser extent, brown-headed cowbird parasitism is also threatening this species.
Eastern phoebe nest with one brown-headed cowbird egg.
These vocalizations are consistent across all cowbird populations, and serve as a sort of species-recognition password.
They are rarely victims of brood parasitism by the brown-headed cowbird or bronzed cowbird.
You agree that your Cowbird account is non-transferable.
The most abundant species in the swamp are the worm-eating warbler and brown-headed cowbird.
Before European settlement, the brown-headed cowbird followed bison herds across the prairies.
I'd just like to get close Enough on Cowbird.
In North America, the cowbird is also playing this game.
Cowbird control and its effect on Kirtland 's Warbler reproductive success.
Two of the five Brown-headed Cowbird eggs produced fledglings.
Common Yellowthroat feeding juvenile Brown-Headed Cowbird.
The cowbird uses over 40 different notes in his songs.
Investigate demographic variation as affected by habitat and Brown-headed Cowbird density Action group justification,.
The screaming cowbird ( " Molothrus rufoaxillaris " ) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.
One study found that 9 % of nests had brown-headed cowbird eggs in them.
The giant cowbird ( Molothrus oryzivorus ) sometimes lays its eggs in the grackle 's nest.
Black-and-white warbler nests are sometimes parasitized by the brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater.
Attempted parasitism by the brown-headed cowbird ( Molothrus ater ) often causes the nest to be abandoned.
The giant cowbird ("Molothrus oryzivorus") is a large passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.
