Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus bonariensis (Shiny Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
📅 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 Shiny Cowbird in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Shiny Cowbird sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shiny Cowbird in Big Cypress National Preserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Shiny Cowbird in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.