Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Icteridae
Genus	Molothrus
Species	M. ater
Binomial name
Series information
First appearance	"Mystery on the Prairie"
Latest appearance	"A Creature Christmas"
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The Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small obligate brood parasitic icterid of temperate native to subtropical North America. They are permanent residents in the southern parts of their range; northern birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico in winter, returning to their summer habitat around March or April.