Bronze-brown cowbird

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Bronze-brown cowbird
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Molothrus
Species:
M. armenti
Binomial name
Molothrus armenti
Cabanis, 1851

The bronze-brown cowbird (Molothrus armenti) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It was long thought to be an isolated population of bronzed cowbird. [2] Because it is found only in a narrow coastal band in northwestern Colombia, it is considered near-threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2021). "Molothrus armenti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T22724722A154166892. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22724722A154166892.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela (eds.). "Oropendolas, orioles, blackbirds". IOC World Bird List. Retrieved 29 December 2020.