Read on for more detail about the five birds that lay their eggs in other birds’ nests that we have chosen to highlight: The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small brood parasitic bird ...

The eggs of many brood parasites ... Davis, S. K. & Sealy, S. G. Cowbird parasitism and nest predation in fragmented grasslands of southwestern Manitoba. In Ecology and Management of Cowbirds ...

The Brown-headed cowbird is one of two cowbird species in North America. Both species are brood parasites - they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. Brown-headed cowbirds are native to ...