Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus bonariensis (Shiny Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Venezuelan Troupial
Icterus icterus
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
White-browed Meadowlark
Sturnella superciliaris
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Grayish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
📅 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 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Shiny Cowbird sighting in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shiny Cowbird in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Shiny Cowbird in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in our monthly data.