- Agelaioides.
Cowbirds are insectivores. The
birds in this
genus are
infamous for
laying their eggs in
other birds' nests. The
female cowbird notes when...
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force the
hosts to
build new ones. The
cowbirds then laid
their eggs in the new
nests 85% of the time.
Young cowbirds are not
exposed to species-typical visual...
- case of the
finches but also
introduced more
cowbirds into the now open area.
Parasitism by
shiny cowbirds is
thought to be an
important factor in the...
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screaming cowbird.
Screaming cowbirds can
distinguish between their eggs and
those of
other species and
laboratory trials have
shown that
screaming cowbirds will...
-
oryza meaning "rice" and -vorus
meaning "eating". The
giant cowbird is now one of six
cowbirds placed in the
genus Molothrus that was
introduced in 1832...
- five
parasitic cowbirds (all
except the
screaming cowbird) are
generalists which parasitize a wide
variety of hosts; the brown-headed
cowbird has 221 known...
- fringes. Like all
cowbirds, this bird is an
obligate brood parasite; it lays its eggs in the
nests of
other birds. The
young cowbird is fed by the host...
-
family comprise the New
World blackbirds, New
World orioles, grackles,
cowbirds, oropendolas, and
several smaller groups. The
International Ornithological...
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World blackbirds, New
World orioles, the bobolink, meadowlarks, grackles,
cowbirds, oropendolas, and caciques.
Despite the
similar names, the
first groups...
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defenses against Cowbirds, when
females see a
Giant Cowbird near
their own nest they
actively defend their nest by
attacking the
Cowbirds and
forcing them...
