---
title: "Roodokselkoevogel"
description: "Molothrus rufoaxillaris — Vogels. The screaming cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) is an obligate brood parasite belonging to the family Icteridae and is found in South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/screaming-cowbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodokselkoevogel

> Molothrus rufoaxillaris — Vogels. The screaming cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) is an obligate brood parasite belonging to the family Icteridae and is found in South America.

- Scientific name: *Molothrus rufoaxillaris*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2563
- Wikidata: [Q1591515](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1591515)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10370](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10370)

## Names

- en: Screaming Cowbird
- de: Rotachselkuhstärling
- es: Tordo pico corto
- fr: Vacher criard
- nl: Roodokselkoevogel
- pt: Vira-bosta-picumã
- pl: Starzyk krótkodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

AR (1770), BR (255), UY (57), CL (38), PY (13), BO (7)

## Summary

The screaming cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) is an obligate brood parasite belonging to the family Icteridae and is found in South America. It is also known commonly as the short billed cowbird.

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

## Photo

![Roodokselkoevogel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/screaming-cowbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339805316

## Machine access

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