Pheasant Cuckoo
A species of Large American Brood-parasitic Cuckoos Scientific name : Dromococcyx phasianellus Genus : Large American Brood-parasitic Cuckoos
Pheasant Cuckoo, A species of Large American Brood-parasitic Cuckoos
Botanical name: Dromococcyx phasianellus
Genus: Large American Brood-parasitic Cuckoos
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Description
The pheasant cuckoo is a large cuckoo with a short crest tipped with rusty brown. The bird's upper parts are dark sooty-brown and the underparts are pale buff with small black streaks on the breast. The feathers of the large tail are of varying lengths, with the central ones being the longest. The call consists of two short whistles, the second being of higher pitch, followed by a trill "whee! whee! wheerr-rr". It can be sung from low, medium, or high perches or from the ground. 
Size
36 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Pheasant Cuckoo primarily consumes insects, such as grasshoppers, cicadas, and beetles, occasionally adding small lizards and nestling birds to its diet, displaying diverse foraging behaviors with unique adaptation to prey variety.
Habitat
Understory of tropical lowland evergreen forest, river-edge forests, tropical deciduous forests
Dite type
Carnivorous
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Feeding Habits
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Distribution Area
The bird's natural habitat is the understorey of tropical lowland evergreen forest, riverine forest, and tropical deciduous forest, from the sea level up to 1600 m. It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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