Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus bonariensis (Shiny Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
📅 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 Everglades National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Shiny Cowbird sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 548 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shiny Cowbird in Everglades National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Shiny Cowbird in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.