Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus aeneus (Bronzed Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Chihuahuan Meadowlark
Sturnella lilianae
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
📅 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 Bronzed Cowbird in Big Bend National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Bronzed Cowbird sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronzed Cowbird in Big Bend National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Bronzed Cowbird in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.