Giant Cowbird
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies

Giant Cowbird

Molothrus oryzivorus

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies (Icteridae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The giant cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) is a large passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It may have relatively recently colonised the latter island. It is a brood parasite and lays its eggs in the nests of other birds.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.