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Screaming Cowbird

Molothrus rufoaxillaris
Family
Troupials and Allies
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
scrcow1, SCCO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTroupials and Allies (Icteridae)
SpeciesMolothrus rufoaxillaris
Codesscrcow1, SCCO
Identification

The Screaming Cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) is a member of the Troupials and Allies family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code scrcow1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Troupials and Allies
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Chihuahuan Meadowlark
Sturnella lilianae
Red-breasted Meadowlark
Leistes militaris
Screaming Cowbird photo
(c) Jorge Schlemmer, all rights reserved

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Molothrus rufoaxillaris

Family: Troupials and Allies

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: scrcow1