Dark-billed Cuckoo
A species of Spot-tailed Cuckoos and Lizard-cuckoos Scientific name : Coccyzus melacoryphus Genus : Spot-tailed Cuckoos and Lizard-cuckoos
Dark-billed Cuckoo, A species of Spot-tailed Cuckoos and Lizard-cuckoos
Botanical name: Coccyzus melacoryphus
Genus: Spot-tailed Cuckoos and Lizard-cuckoos
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Description
The dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) is a species of bird in the family Cuculidae, the cuckoos. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. It has occurred as a vagrant in northern Chile, the Falkland Islands, Grenada, and Florida. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest. 
Size
27 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Dark-billed Cuckoo primarily consume insects such as caterpillars, grasshoppers, beetles, ants, and hawkmoth larvae. They exhibit foraging behaviors typical of insectivorous birds and may possess unique adaptations for hunting or preferential times for feeding.
Habitat
The dark-billed Cuckoo thrives in a variety of forested habitats throughout broader tropical regions, favoring places like tropical deciduous forests, gallery forests alongside rivers and streams, and dense mangrove systems. They are also known to inhabit the edges of these forests, as well as areas of tall secondary vegetation that regrow after clearance or disturbance, allowing them to take advantage of a mosaic of habitats within the tropical landscape.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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