Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusMolothrus (Cowbirds)
- SpeciesMolothrus bonariensis (Shiny Cowbird)
Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Venezuelan Troupial
Icterus icterus
Chestnut-capped Blackbird
Chrysomus ruficapillus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
📅 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 Tijuca National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Shiny Cowbird sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shiny Cowbird in Tijuca National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Shiny Cowbird in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.