Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus bonariensis (Shiny Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Los Haitises National Park
Greater Antillean Grackle
Quiscalus niger
Hispaniolan Oriole
Icterus dominicensis
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
White-necked Crow
Corvus leucognaphalus
Palmchat
Dulus dominicus
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Stolid Flycatcher
Myiarchus stolidus
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
📅 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 Los Haitises National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Shiny Cowbird sighting in Los Haitises National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shiny Cowbird in Los Haitises National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Shiny Cowbird in Los Haitises National Park in our monthly data.