Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (35)
- Subspecies (7)
Peter E. Lowther and William Post
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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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 |
Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Tanagra bonariensis
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.898.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Buenos Aires.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MOLOTHRUS
- bonariae / bonariensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Shiny Cowbird
