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Pavonine Cuckoo

Dromococcyx pavoninus

Least Concern

Flügelspannweite

25,6 cm

Gewicht

47,25 g

Familie

Cuculidae

Ordnung

Cuculiformes

Über uns

Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus) — 26–30 cm. Rufous-brown above; barred tail; whitish underparts; bare facial skin. Inhabits humid Amazonian and Atlantic forest understorey from Venezuela south to Argentina. Brood parasite; crepuscular. Insectivore. Resembles Pheasant Cuckoo but smaller with distinctive peacock-eye tail spots when spread.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Flügelspannweite	25,6 cm	10.1 in
Gewicht	47,25 g	1.67 oz

Identifizierung

Gefieder

Lesser Ground-cuckoo: rufous below; brown-barred above; blue orbital ring; long tail; ground-dwelling neotropical cuckoo; yellow eye

Habitat & Range

🌲 Wald

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Nistverhalten

Nest type: NO,O. Fledging: 24 days.

Lautgebung

Gesang

Loud, emphatic crowing call with harsh quality; resonant notes carrying well across open tropical forest edge.

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordnung	Cuculiformes (Kuckucke)
Familie	Cuculidae (Kuckucke)
Genus	Dromococcyx
Arten	Dromococcyx pavoninus

Distribution

Pavonine Cuckoo has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Vorhanden Not recorded