---
title: "Chupim"
description: "Molothrus bonariensis — Aves. The shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/shiny-cowbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chupim

> Molothrus bonariensis — Aves. The shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.

- Scientific name: *Molothrus bonariensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `farm` (Quinta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 23542
- Wikidata: [Q1586890](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1586890)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10371](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10371)

## Names

- en: Shiny Cowbird
- de: Glanzkuhstärling
- es: Tordo Sudamericano
- fr: Vacher luisant
- nl: Glanskoevogel
- pt: Chupim
- pl: Starzyk granatowy

## Countries with the most observations

AR (8221), BR (4515), CO (2938), CL (1295), EC (881), PE (684), UY (428), PR (245), US (242), PA (220), BO (187), TT (171)

## Summary

The shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in most of South America except for dense forests and areas of high altitude such as mountains. Since 1900 the shiny cowbird's range has shifted northward, and it was recorded in the Caribbean islands as well as the United States, where it is found breeding in southern Florida. It is a bird associated with open habitats, including disturbed land from agriculture and deforestation.
Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are all black with a purple-blue iridescence. The female is smaller, with dull brown plumage…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155268548

## Machine access

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