Brown-headed Cowbird bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsCalifornia Cowbird, Cow-pen bird, cow, Common Cowbird, Cow Blackbird, Cow Bunting, Eastern Cowbird, Cowbird, Dwarf Cowbird, Nevada Cowbird
Old latin name for birdEmberiza pecoris, Molothrus pecoris, Oriolus ater, Icterus pecoris, Fringilla pecoris
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyOropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds / Icteridae
GenusMolothrus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregions Canada to s Mexico

Brown-headed Cowbird bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Eric DeFonso
    United States
  • 2.
    Song, © Steve Hampton
    United States
  • 3.
    Chuck, female, gurgle song, male, rattle, whistle song, © Matt Wistrand
    United States
  • 4.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Joshua Jaeger
    United States
  • 5.
    Call, female, male, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 6.
    Male, song, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, female, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 9.
    Subsong, male, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 10.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Nick Komar
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Molothrus ater artemisiaeinterior w Canada and w USA-No
Molothrus ater aterse Canada, e, c USA and ne Mexico-No
Molothrus ater obscuruscoastal Alaska, w Canada, w USA and nw Mexico-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniinəkquşu
BulgarianЧерна краварка
Catalanvaquer de cap bru
Chinese褐头牛鹂
Chinese (Traditional)褐頭牛鸝
Croatiansmeđoglavi čvorkaš
Czechvlhovec hnědohlavý, Vlhovec hnedohlavý
DanishBrunhovedet Kostær
DutchBruinkopkoevogel, Bruinkop-koevogel
EsperantoBrunkapa molotro, Brunkapa trupialo
Estonianpiisoniturpial
Finnishlehmäturpiaali
FrenchMolothre à tête noire, Vacher à tête brune
GalicianIraúna mulata
GermanBraunkopfkuhstärling, Maskenkuhstarling, Braunkopf-Keidenkuhstärling, Braunkopf-Kuhstärling, Nordamerikanische Kuhstärling, Kuhstärling
GreekΚασταvoκέφαλo μαυρoπoύλι, Κοινό Γελαδοπούλι
Hebrewשחרורית חומת-ראש
Hungarianbarnafejű gulyajáró
IcelandicKúastarli
IrishLon bó
ItalianMolotro testabruna, Vaccaro testabruna
Japaneseコウウチョウ
Latvianbrūngalvas govjputns
Lithuanianrudagalvis karvapaukštis, Rudagalvis karviaganis
MacedonianЦрна краварка
Northern SamiRuškesoaitrupiála
NorwegianBrunhodetrupial, brunhodetrupial
Norwegian NynorskBrunhovudtrupial
Polishstarzyk brunatnogłowy, starzyk brunatnoglowy
Portuguesechopim-mulato, vaqueiro-de-cabeça-castanha, chupim-mulato
RomanianTrupial negru de cireadă
RussianБуроголовый прупиал, Коровий трупиал, Буроголовый коровий трупиал, буроголовый желтушник, Буроголовая воловья птица
SerbianCrna kravarica
Slovakzanášac cierny, Trupiálovec čierny, zanášač čierny
Slovenianrjavoglavi kravar
SpanishTordo Cabeza Café, Vaquero Cabecicafé, Tordo cabecicafé, Tordo-cuco Canadiense, Vaquero de Cabeza Castaña, Tordo cabecipardo
Swedishbrunhuvad kostare
TurkishBoz Başlı İnekkuşu, boz başlı inekkuşu, Boz-başlı İnekkuşu
Ukrainianвашер буроголовий
WelshAderyn gwartheg penfrown