Molothrus ater Boddaert 1783 (brown-headed cowbird)

Aves - Passeriformes - Icteridae

Alternative combination: Oriolus ater

Belongs to Molothrus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Oswald and Steadman 2011, Oswald and Steadman 2018 and Wetmore 1962

Sister taxon: Molothrus aeneus

Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Mexico (1), United States (6: California, Florida, Oregon, Virginia)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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