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Brown-headed Cowbird

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Taxon taxon Q901568
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Brown-headed Cowbird

Summary

Brown-headed Cowbird is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,406 views/month, #607 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brown-headed Cowbird's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird belongs to the parent taxon Molothrus[6].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird's scientific name is Molothrus ater[7].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is a type of brood parasite[8].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird's Commons category is recorded as Molothrus ater[9].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird's Commons gallery is recorded as Molothrus ater[10].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird's original combination is recorded as Oriolus ater[11].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. ater'}[12].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown-headed Cowbird'}[13].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tordo cabecipardo'}[14].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunkopf-Kuhstärling'}[15].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vacher à tête brune'}[16].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Molotro testabruna'}[17].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Буроголовый коровий трупиал'}[18].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bruinkopkoevogel'}[19].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Brunhovedet Kostær'}[20].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Brunhodetrupial'}[21].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'コウウチョウ'}[22].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vlhovec hnědohlavý'}[23].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'piisoniturpial'}[24].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'lehmäturpiaali'}[25].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'barnafejű gulyajáró'}[26].
  • Brown-headed Cowbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'starzyk brunatnogłowy'}[27].

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Classification

Brown-headed Cowbird's scientific name is Molothrus ater[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Molothrus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tordo cabecipardo'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunkopf-Kuhstärling'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vacher à tête brune'}[16], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Molotro testabruna'}[17], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Буроголовый коровий трупиал'}[18].

Identifiers

Brown-headed Cowbird's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 10373[28]. Brown-headed Cowbird's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 84834[29]. Brown-headed Cowbird's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511159[30]. Brown-headed Cowbird's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2484391[31]. Brown-headed Cowbird's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179112[32].

Why It Matters

Brown-headed Cowbird ranks in the top 0.31% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,406 views/month, #607 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown-headed Cowbird'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tordo cabecipardo'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunkopf-Kuhstärling'} +27
    Original combination → Oriolus ater
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → taxon
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007290960705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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