Keyword: cow bird
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BIR014-00066
A giant cowbird (Scaphidura oryzivora) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.
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BIR014-00063
A giant cowbird (Scaphidura oryzivora) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.
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BIR014-00064
A giant cowbird (Scaphidura oryzivora) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.
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BIR014-00065
A giant cowbird (Scaphidura oryzivora) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.
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ANI082-00045
Cowbirds (Molothrus sp.) that were caught in traps set for them at Fort Hood Army Base near Kileen, TX. Of these cowbirds, the females will be killed and the males will be kept to lure other birds. The eradication of cowbirds has been going on for awhile here in an effort to study the effect of their parasitism on endangered birds like the black-capped vireo and golden-cheeked warbler.
