Dwarf Cuckoo (Coccycua pumila)

Other Scientific Names
Coccyzus pumilus [BirdLife International (2004)], Coccyzus pumilus [SACC (2006)], Coccyzus pumilus [Stotz et al. (1996)], Coccyzus pumilus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
20 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
Strickland, 1852

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B), Colombia, Panama, Venezuela.

Colombia (mainly on eastern slopes of Andes) through upper Orinoco Valley to north-eastern Venezuela; recorded once in northern Brazil (Roraima).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Dwarf Cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) [XC575000]
by Francisco contreras from Taratara, Venezuela (song)

Dwarf Cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) [XC394571]
by Oscar H. Mar\u00edn-G\u00f3mez from Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Ash-colored Cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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