Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Troupials and Allies :: Giant Cowbird

Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivora

Described by: Gmelin (1788)
Alternate common name(s): Rice Grackle
Old scientific name(s): Molothrus oryzivorus, Molothrus oryzivorus, Scaphidura oryzivora

Photographs

Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 10, 2006 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 10, 2006 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 10, 2006 © William Hull  Peru - Aug, 2002 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Dec, 2006 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

(1) S. Mexico (Veracruz, n. Oaxaca, Tabasco, Chiapas, and s. Quintana Roo), Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and w. Panama.
(2) E. Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, w. and e. Ecuador, nw. and e. Peru, Amazonian, c. and e. Brazil (Brazil), Bolivia, e. Paraguay, and ne. Argentina.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Birds of Suriname

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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