Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Southern Mexico (Oaxaca) and Central America to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Brazil and Amazonian Peru then on to Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).
Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) [XC796936]
by Guilherme R R Brito from Pooks Hill Lodge (near Springfield), Cayo District, Belize (song)
Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) [XC760319]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Mara\u00fa, Bahia, Brazil (?)
Subspecies
Population of Mexico and Central America often recognized as subspecies rufigularis, this being based on a bird in juvenile plumage. Neither juveniles nor adults, however, differ between areas.