Grey-capped Cuckoo
A species of Spot-tailed Cuckoos and Lizard-cuckoos Scientific name : Coccyzus lansbergi Genus : Spot-tailed Cuckoos and Lizard-cuckoos
Grey-capped Cuckoo, A species of Spot-tailed Cuckoos and Lizard-cuckoos
Botanical name: Coccyzus lansbergi
Genus: Spot-tailed Cuckoos and Lizard-cuckoos
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Description
The grey-capped cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Aruba, Colombia, Ecuador, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. 
Size
28 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Grey-capped Cuckoo's diet mainly consists of insects, caterpillars, and wasps, which it skillfully forages and hunts for, demonstrating specialized feeding behaviors unique to its species.
Habitat
The grey-capped Cuckoo primarily inhabits tropical regions, residing in moist to dry semi-deciduous and arid forests. This species is also found across bushy fields, gallery forests, and savannas with dense shrubs near bodies of water. It favors the middle storey and canopy layers of forests, and thrives from sea-level up to elevations of 800 meters, though occasionally it is spotted at higher altitudes in some regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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