Adult male brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Description Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird
Date 27 April 2009, 10:31
Source 04.27.09 http://www.flickr.com/photos/8048027@N05/3484320638/
Author Bear golden retriever from auburn,ny, usa http://www.flickr.com/people/8048027@N05
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Molothrus_ater_2.jpg

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small obligate brood parasitic icterid of temperate to subtropical North America. Brown-headed cowbirds 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. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Icteridae, Genus: Molothrus, Species: Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783).