Name - Molothrus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:245 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Scaphidura

• Molothrus Swainson in J. Richardson 1831

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Cowbird cognition: Examinations of the mental skills of a brood parasite.
• New species of troupial (Icterus) and cowbird (Molothrus) from icc-agc Peru.
• Phylogenetic signal in the skull of cowbirds (Icteridae) assessed by multivariate and cladistic approaches.
• A Meta-Analysis of Avian Egg Traits Cueing Egg-Rejection Defenses Against Brood Parasitism.
• A comparative study of the structural and mechanical properties of avian eggshells among hosts of obligate brood parasitic cowbirds (genus Molothrus).

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