Nestling Kentucky Warblers and Cowbird Attacked by Brown-Headed Cowbird (Nido de Oporornis formosus con Pichones Atacado por Individuo de Molothrus ater)

An adult female Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) was flushed from a Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) nest. The four warbler and one cowbird nestlings were apparently being attacked. This is at least the fifth report of nestling predation by Brown-headed Cowbird. /// Una hembra del tordo Mo...

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Published in:Journal of field ornithology 1996, Vol.67 (3), p.384-386
Main Author: Sheppard, J M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Molothrus ater
Oporornis formosus
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Summary:An adult female Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) was flushed from a Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) nest. The four warbler and one cowbird nestlings were apparently being attacked. This is at least the fifth report of nestling predation by Brown-headed Cowbird. /// Una hembra del tordo Molothrus ater fue espantada de un nido de Oporornis formosus con cuatro pichones de ésta y uno de tordo. Los pichones en el nido aparentemente fueron atacados. Este es al menos el quinto registro de depredación de pichones por parte de tordos adultos.
ISSN:0273-8570
1557-9263