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Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

Least Concern

Envergadura

27,0 cm

Peso

66,85000000000001 g

Familia

Cuculidae

Orden

Cuculiformes

Acerca de

Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) — 28–32 cm. Brown above; buffy-orange wash on breast and belly; yellow lower mandible; long tail with white spots. Inhabits mangroves, tropical hammocks, and scrub from Florida and the Caribbean to northern South America. Non-parasitic. Insectivore feeding on caterpillars and invertebrates.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	27,0 cm	10.6 in
Peso	66,85000000000001 g	2.36 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya): rich rufous-brown above; pale buff below; long graduated rufous tail; yellow orbital ring; neotropical

Habitat & Range

🏖️ Costero

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 10-13 days. Fledging: 6-10 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-4

Sonido

Canto

Harsh, penetrating call with raucous quality; loud rough notes carrying through dense forest habitat.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Cuculiformes (Cuclillos)
Familia	Cuculidae (Cucos)
Genus	Coccyzus
Especies	Coccyzus minor

Distribution

Mangrove Cuckoo has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded