19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Feeding the beast
In this classic scene of parasitism, as also occurs with the Cuculus canorus, we see how a female Thrush (Shiny Cowbird, the scientific name is Molothrus bonariensis) has contaminated the nest of a pair of Chingolos (Rufous-collared Sparrow, the scientific name is Zonotrichia capensis). New parents must make an enormous effort to be able to feed them.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 02.2021 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
Photo Location: | santa rosa, Argentina |
Camera: | Canon EOS 7D Mark II |
Copyright: | © Mario Gustavo Fiorucci |