---
title: "Bronzed Cowbird"
description: "Molothrus aeneus — Uccelli. The bronzed cowbird (Molothrus aeneus), also known as the red-eyed cowbird, is a small icterid native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/bronzed-cowbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bronzed Cowbird

> Molothrus aeneus — Uccelli. The bronzed cowbird (Molothrus aeneus), also known as the red-eyed cowbird, is a small icterid native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Molothrus aeneus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 19813
- Wikidata: [Q1190592](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1190592)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10369](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10369)

## Names

- en: Bronzed Cowbird
- de: Rotaugenkuhstärling
- es: Tordo Ojos Rojos
- fr: Vacher bronzé
- nl: Roodoogkoevogel
- pl: Starzyk czarny

## Countries with the most observations

MX (12681), US (4313), CR (365), HN (244), GT (155), PA (128), NI (125), SV (124), BZ (60), CO (26)

## Summary

The bronzed cowbird (Molothrus aeneus), also known as the red-eyed cowbird, is a small icterid native to North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronzed_cowbird

## Photo

![Bronzed Cowbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bronzed-cowbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49721939

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bronzed-cowbird?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).