Definition of Cowbird. Meaning of Cowbird. Synonyms of Cowbird

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Definition of Cowbird

Cowbird
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 Cowbird from wikipedia

- Cowbirds are birds belonging to the genus Molothrus in the family Icteridae. They are of New World origin, and are obligate brood parasites, laying their...
- The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America. It is a permanent...
- The shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is a p****erine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in most of South America except for dense forests...
- hypothesis, eggs of the shiny cowbird parasitizing the house wren and the chalk-browed mockingbird and the brown-headed cowbird parasitizing the house wren...
- The bronzed cowbird (Molothrus aeneus), once known as the red-e**** cowbird, is a small icterid. They breed from the U.S. states of California, Arizona...
- The screaming cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) is an obligate brood parasite belonging to the family Icteridae and is found in South America. It is also...
- The giant cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) is a large p****erine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico south to northern...
- bronze-brown cowbird (Molothrus armenti) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It was long thought to be an isolated po****tion of bronzed cowbird. Because...
- World blackbirds, New World orioles, the bobolink, meadowlarks, grackles, cowbirds, oropendolas, and caciques. Despite the similar names, the first groups...
- The convex-billed cowbird (Pandanaris convexa) is an extinct species of bird in the family Icteridae, described in 1947 by Alden H. Miller. It is the...