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Brown-headed cowbird call. The brown-headed cowbird is typical for an icterid in general shape, but is distinguished by its finch-like head and beak and smaller size. The adult male is iridescent black in color with a brown head. The adult female is slightly smaller and is dull grey with a pale throat and very fine streaking on the underparts.
The female cowbird notes when a potential host bird lays its eggs, and when the nest is left momentarily unattended, the cowbird lays its own egg in it. 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 ...
Brown-headed cowbird, by Rhododendrites. ... Brown-headed honeyeater, ... Female mallard in mid-flight at Flying and gliding animals, ...
Original – A female brown-headed cowbird Reason Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously. Articles in which this image appears Brown-headed cowbird, List of birds of New York (state) FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds Creator Rhododendrites
Kirtland's warbler is highly susceptible to nest parasitism by this cowbird. [30] Brown-headed cowbirds feed mostly on seeds from grasses and weeds, with some crop grains. Insects such as grasshoppers and beetles, often caught as cows and horses stir them into movement, make up about a quarter of a cowbird's diet.
The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small cowbird in the icterid family, Icteridae. It is distinguished from other icterids by its finch -like head and beak and its smaller size. The adult male is iridescent black in color with a brown head, while the adult female is slightly smaller and is dull grey with a pale throat and very fine ...
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