Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus bonariensis (Shiny Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
📅 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 Carara National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Shiny Cowbird sighting in Carara National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shiny Cowbird in Carara National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Shiny Cowbird in Carara National Park in our monthly data.