Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | vaquer gegant |
| Dutch | Grote Koevogel |
| English | Giant Cowbird |
| English (United States) | Giant Cowbird |
| French | Vacher géant |
| French (France) | Vacher géant |
| German | Riesenkuhstärling |
| Japanese | オオコウウチョウ |
| Norwegian | stortrupial |
| Polish | starzyk wielki |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | iraúna-grande |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Iraúna-grande |
| Russian | Большой трупиал |
| Serbian | Džinovska kravarica |
| Slovak | zanášač veľký |
| Spanish | Tordo Gigante |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Tordo Gigante |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Vaquero Grande |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Vaquero Gigante |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Tordo Gigante |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tordo Gigante |
| Spanish (Panama) | Vaquero Gigante |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Tordo gigante |
| Spanish (Peru) | Tordo Gigante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tordo gigante |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Tordo Pirata |
| Swedish | jättekostare |
| Turkish | Büyük İnekkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Вашер великий |
Molothrus oryzivorus (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
O.[riolus] oryzivorus
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.386.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MOLOTHRUS
- oryzivora / oryzivorus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus Scientific name definitions
Peter E. Lowther
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 3, 2010
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 3, 2010
Priorities for Future Research
Introduction
Giant Cowbird hosts – caciques and oropendolas – nest high (!) in canopy. A photograph in Smith (1979) illustrates N. G. Smith's impressive efforts to monitor nests 27 m above ground. Brood parasite-host interactions at such a height are not easily monitored.
