The common brown-headed cowbird is the most widespread brood parasite in North America. Poly­typic. Length 7.5". A smallish, compact and stocky blackbird with a short and thick-based bill, almost ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- This week's bird is the Brown-headed Cowbird. The Brown-headed Cowbird is a stockier blackbird. Males have a glossy black body with a brown head, which can appear black ...

Some consider brown-headed cowbirds to be a threat. Setting up backyard bird feeders and birdbaths is an easy way to enjoy birdwatching in your yard while supporting local bird populations ...

Don't call me names: I am a brown-headed cowbird, aka Molothrus ater. Tell me I'm beautiful: I am from 6 to 8 inches long and have a small bill similar to that of a finch. The guys are a metallic ...

THE European cuckoo provides a familiar example of complete brood parasitism, that is, failure to build nests, coupled with the habit of laying eggs in the nest of other birds which generally take ...

Outdoors Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater. If birds had post offices, posters of brown-headed cowbirds would be pinned to bulletin boards, and described as “fertile and dangerous.” ...

Unfortunately, the begging bird was the progeny of a brood parasite, a brown-headed cowbird. In almost all cases the cowbirds pick on species that are much smaller or less aggressive than they are.

The video below depicts a 6-day-old Brown-headed Cowbird nestling ejecting a 6-day-old Indigo Bunting nestling (Passerina cyanea) from the nest.This previously undocumented behavior was recorded on ...

ALTAMONT, N.Y. -- Anyone who watches birds knows many species can be lumped into the blackbird family. The red-winged blackbird and the common grackle are the most obvious members of this group, but ...

One of the many birds returning to Maine for the breeding season is the Brown-headed Cowbird. The male is a striking bird with a brown head on a sleek black body. The female is a drab gray.