title: Molothrus ater : brown headed cowbird
organism: Molothrus ater
description: The brown headed cowbird (family Icteridae) is an obligate brood parasitic songbird whose range spans much of North America. Cowbird DNA isolated for whole genome sequencing is derived from an adult female (bird identifier: BHLD 08-10-18). The specimen is from a female cowbird nestling that was taken from a prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) nest in Belknap, Illinois, and then hand reared in captivity. This project is a part of a set of experiments by the Brood Parasitic Bird Genomes Consortium.
attributes.tag: isolate
attributes.value: BHLD 08-10-18
attributes.tag: breed
attributes.value: brown headed cowbird
attributes.tag: dev_stage
attributes.value: adult
attributes.tag: sex
attributes.value: female
attributes.tag: tissue
attributes.value: blood
attributes.tag: biomaterial_provider
attributes.value: Dr. Mark Hauber, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
attributes.tag: collection_date
attributes.value: 2018-08-10
attributes.tag: geo_loc_name
attributes.value: USA: Belknap, Illinois
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: Model organism or animal