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Definition of Molothrus ater

Molothrus ater
Cowbird Cow"bird` (-b[~e]rd`), n. (Zo["o]l.) The cow blackbird (Molothrus ater), an American starling. Like the European cuckoo, it builds no nest, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds; -- so called because frequently associated with cattle.

Meaning of Molothrus ater from wikipedia

- The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America. It is a permanent...
- naturalist William Swainson in 1832 with the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Gr**** mōlos...
- phoebe is occasionally host to the nest-parasitic brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater). Eastern phoebes are highly adaptable to urban environments. They are...
- brood is attempted. The nests are parasitized by brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater). These birds forage on the ground or in low to semi-low vegetation...
- watching other birds for reactions to predators. Brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater) lay their eggs in robin nests (see brood parasite), but the robins...
- P****erine birds produce song through the vocal organ, the syrinx, which is composed of bilaterally symmetric halves located where the trachea separates...
- habitat. They also experience parasitism by the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater), and are outcompeted for nest sites by the house wren (Troglodytes...
- bonariensis Bronzed cowbird, Molothrus aeneus Bronze-brown cowbird, Molothrus armenti Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater Dives C****in, 1867 Scrub blackbird...
- Bronzed cowbird Molothrus aeneus (Wagler, 1829) 74 Bronze-brown cowbird Molothrus armenti Cabanis, 1851 75 Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783)...
- frequently targeted by the brood parasite, the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater), the rose-breasted grosbeak is apparently able to recognize cowbird...