New immigrant: Shiny cowbirds noted from a recording altitude of 2,800 m in Ecuador
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 11:51
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Two juveniles of Shiny Cowbird, a parasitic bird that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, were spotted in the Andean city of Quito, Ecuador, for the first time. This finding represents an altitudinal expansion of approximately 500 m.