Brown-headed cowbird: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the brown-headed cowbird lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Molothrus ater
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Icteridae

Where does the brown-headed cowbird live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brown-headed cowbird in 3 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the brown-headed cowbird endangered?

The brown-headed cowbird’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the brown-headed cowbird?

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Icteridae, genus Molothrus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brown-headed cowbird

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America. It is a permanent resident in the southern parts of its range; northern birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico in winter, returning to their summer habitat around March or April.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brown-headed cowbird (revision 1374413332), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q901568 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).