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Common Name

Brown Headed Cowbird

Alternate Names

Common Type

Cowbird

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Icteridae

Genus

Molothrus

Species

ater

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Col, KS

Number of Sub-Species

Three Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Birds in northern areas migrate south in the winter

Preferred Habitat

Open or semi open country

Distribution and Range

Throughout North America south to Central America

Food

Forages on the ground for insects, spiders, and some seeds.

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Field Notes:

Follow cows and other large animals to catch the insects they stir up. Are brood parasites that lay their eggs in other species nests. Their eggs have been found in 220 different potentual host species.

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