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Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin & JF 1789)

2017 Simon J. Tonge cc-by-3.0

Molothrus bonariensis (Shiny Cowbird) is a species of birds in the family New World blackbirds. They are native to Suriname, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guyana, Paraguay, Argentina, Lesser Antilles, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Peru, Trinidad And Tobago, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, and French Guiana. They visit flowers of Chilean firebush and pequi. They rely on flight to move around.

URI: http://www.geonames.org/3382998

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3658394

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3439705

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3625428

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3378535

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3437598

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3865483

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3578932

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3577815

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3573591

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3469034

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3686110

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3923057

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3381670

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000367
Definition: self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through the air, usually by means of active wing movement

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EOL has data for 30 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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biogeographic realm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000071
- Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
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The Neotropics
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
- Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
- Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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genome size
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D059646
- Definition: amount of DNA (or RNA) in one copy of a genome
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1.507 pg
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Colombia
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3686110
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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ground
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000635
- Definition: planetary surface that is not covered by water
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Zonotrichia capensis (Müller & Pls 1776) (Rufous-collared Sparrow)
locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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flight
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000367
- Definition: self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through the air, usually by means of active wing movement
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Ecuador
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3658394
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parasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002444
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Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin & JF 1789) (Shiny Cowbird)
population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Increasing
prenatal development duration
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PrenatalDevelopmentDuration
- Definition: The duration of the development from fertilized, deposited or implanted egg to hatching/birth. Corresponds to egg incubation duration in oviparous animals and to gestation period duration in viviparous animals.
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11.5 days

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Shiny Cowbird. View this species on GBIF

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Shiny Cowbird includes 7 children: