Crespo Pérez, María VerónicaDe Vries Postma, Tjitte2023-11-042023-11-042016-05-0313142828https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8184https://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/4777https://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=8184&instance_id=2207753The Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis Gmelin, 1789, is a brood parasite of hundreds of small-bodied birds that is native to South American lowlands. Within the last 100 years this species has been expanding its range throughout the Caribbean, towards North America, but has rarely been seen above 2,000 m asl.enOpenAccessParásito de críaCambio climáticoFragmentación del hábitatMolothrus bonariensisGorrión de collar rufoParásito de críaCambio climáticoFragmentación del hábitatMolothrus bonariensisGorrión de collar rufoThe Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin, 1789) (Aves: Icteridae), at 2,800 m asl in Quito, Ecuador