Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus ater (Brown-headed Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-headed Cowbird in Acadia National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Brown-headed Cowbird sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 143 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown-headed Cowbird in Acadia National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Brown-headed Cowbird in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.