© Jerry Callaway
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Peter E. Lowther and William Post
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | vaquer lluent |
| Dutch | Glanskoevogel |
| English | Shiny Cowbird |
| English (United States) | Shiny Cowbird |
| French | Vacher luisant |
| French (France) | Vacher luisant |
| German | Seidenkuhstärling |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Reskiyè |
| Icelandic | Glansstarli |
| Japanese | テリバネコウウチョウ |
| Norwegian | silketrupial |
| Polish | starzyk granatowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | chupim |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Vira-bosta |
| Russian | Блестящий трупиал |
| Serbian | Sjajna kravarica |
| Slovak | zanášač kravský |
| Spanish | Tordo Renegrido |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Tordo Renegrido |
| Spanish (Chile) | Mirlo común |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Vaquero Mirlo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pájaro vaquero |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Pájaro Vaquero |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Vaquero Brilloso |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tordo Sudamericano |
| Spanish (Panama) | Vaquero Brillante |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Tordo renegrido |
| Spanish (Peru) | Tordo Brilloso |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Tordo Lustroso |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tordo renegrido |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Tordo Común |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Tordo Mirlo |
| Swedish | glanskostare |
| Turkish | Parlak İnekkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Вашер синій |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Shiny Cowbird in the West Indies and Florida.
This species occurs locally throughout the year within the dashed lines and its range is expanding northward. Also breeds in South America.
