Cowbird Gallery

Cowbird 

Cowbirds are birds belonging to the genus Molothrus in the family Icteridae. They are brood parasitic New World birds which are unrelated to the Old World cuckoos, one of which, the Common Cuckoo, is the most famous brood parasitic bird. 

The Molothrus genus contains: 

Screaming Cowbird, Molothrus rufoaxillaris 
Giant Cowbird, Molothrus oryzivorus (formerly in Scaphidura) 
Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus 
Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis 
Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater 
The non-brood parasitic Baywing was formerly placed in this genus; it is now classified as Agelaioides badius.