Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus oryzivorus (Giant Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
📅 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 Giant Cowbird in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Giant Cowbird sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Giant Cowbird in Piedras Blancas National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Giant Cowbird in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.