Molothrus ater (bird)

Mass: 3.4 g

Diet: insectivore based on Allen and O'Connor 2000 and Allen and O'Connor 2000; insectivore-granivore based on Blake and Hoppes 1986 and Bailey et al. 2004; omnivore based on Hunter et al. 1989

Abundance: 0.14 to 14.44% (median 0.77%)

Latitudinal range: 30.7° to 55.3°

Habitats: Mediterranean woodland (2), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (11), temperate wetland (1)

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Found in 14 samples

Canada: Calling Lake (treatment), Tantramar Marshes, Charlotte County

United States: Baldwin County, Hanson, Sandrock Cliff (spring), William Trelease Woods (gap, spring), Wateree, Hiram, Dawes County (in-channel), Camarillo, Wedge Plantation, Laudholm Farm, China Creek Park

Size measurements:
48.7 mmN = 1
47.5 mmN = 1
40.2 mmN = 1

See also Molothrus, Molothrus aeneus, Molothrus bonariensis, Molothrus oryzivorus, Molothrus rufoaxillaris, Molothrus sp.