Bay Winged Cowbird
02 January 2010 01:56 Filed in: Icteridae Cowbirds Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Mostardas Lagoa do Peixe
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lagoa do Peixe • November 2009
Bird name: Bay Winged Cowbird
Latin: Agelaioides badius
Other: Baywing • Asa-de-telha (Br)
Family: Icteridae • Cowbirds
The Bay-winged Cowbird is predominantly grey with rufous wing edges and black eye and bill. These individuals were seen in a small copse near pastures. These are not “true” Cowbirds, in that they are not brood parasitic or in the genus Molothrus.
The Bay-winged Cowbird is found in the southern countries of South America and Boliva. In Brazil in Rio Grande do Sul and the Pantanal, the latter being a more rufous type.
