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The female cowbird may continue to observe this nest after laying eggs. Some bird species have evolved the ability to detect such parasitic eggs, and may reject them by pushing them out of their nests, but the female cowbird has been observed to attack and destroy the remaining eggs of such birds as a consequence, dissuading further removals. [8]
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas. This list of birds of Arkansas includes species documented in the U.S. state of Arkansas and accepted by the Arkansas Audubon Society (AAS). As of January 2022, there were 424 species included in the official list. [1]
The specific name ater is Latin for "dull black". [8] The English name "cowbird", first recorded in 1839, refers to this species often being seen near cattle. [9] Three subspecies are recognised: [7] M. a. artemisiae Grinnell, 1909 – interior west Canada and west USA; M. a. obscurus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) – coastal Alaska, Canada, USA, and ...
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This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them, the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status. Some on the list are vaccine-preventable diseases .
One study found 22.5% of baywing eggs were punctured by the screaming cowbird. [11] Screaming cowbirds can distinguish between their eggs and those of other species and laboratory trials have shown that screaming cowbirds will puncture shining cowbird ( Molothrus bonariensis ) eggs more frequently than their own. [ 22 ]
The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 108 species distributed among 30 genera, 14 of which have only one species. One extinct species, the slender-billed grackle, is included. [1] This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
The shiny cowbird is a year-round resident across most of South America, where it lives in open areas such as open forests and cultivated land. [2] Within the last century, the range of the species has shifted northward, and birds have been recorded in the West Indies and southern Florida. [3]