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Molothrus ater
Brown-headed Cowbird
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Icteridae, Genus Molothrus, Species Molothrus ater


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TN: S5
Evidence:		8 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arches National Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Baltimore-Washington National Parkway
Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Dry Tortugas National Park
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Washington Park	Fossil Butte National Monument
Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Memorial	Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Greenbelt Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harmony Hall
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Hovenweep National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Jewel Cave National Monument
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Joshua Tree National Park	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Manzanar National Historic Site
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sitka National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	White Sands National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/6/2006

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