Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus bonariensis (Shiny Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
Long-tailed Meadowlark
Sturnella loyca
Grayish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Yellow-winged Blackbird
Agelasticus thilius
Patagonian Mockingbird
Mimus patagonicus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Mourning Sierra-Finch
Rhopospina fruticeti
Southern Martin
Progne elegans
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Sharp-billed Canastero
Asthenes pyrrholeuca
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Common Diuca-Finch
Diuca diuca
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura aegithaloides
📅 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 Península Valdés?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Shiny Cowbird sighting in Península Valdés, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shiny Cowbird in Península Valdés?
November has the highest sighting rate for Shiny Cowbird in Península Valdés in our monthly data.