单词	cowbird
释义	cowbird noun cow·​bird ˈkau̇-ˌbərd  : any of a genus (Molothrus of the family Icteridae) of New World blackbirds that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds especially : brown-headed cowbird Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Typically, the cowbird egg would hatch first, and the larger chick would outcompete the smaller vireo chicks for food—or simply push them out of the nest. Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2022 And that new nest will likely include a cowbird egg. Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021 Researchers studying yellow warbler responses to the parasitic cowbird realized that red-winged blackbirds were eavesdropping and reacting too. Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2020 Federal and state officials, for example, have broken the necks of thousands of cowbirds to save the warbler, a songbird once on the brink of extinction. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019 According to Audubon, their open nests are easy to find with cowbirds often laying eggs in them. Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2019 Federal and state officials, for example, have broken the necks of thousands of cowbirds to save the warbler, a songbird once on the brink of extinction. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019 Federal and state officials, for example, have broken the necks of thousands of cowbirds to save the warbler, a songbird once on the brink of extinction. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019 The one-two punch of fire suppression and cowbird parasitism drove Kirtland's numbers down. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 11 Oct. 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1810, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing cowbird brown-headed cowbird brown-headed cowbird Kids Definition cowbird noun cow·​bird ˈkau̇-ˌbərd  : a small North American blackbird that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds
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