Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus)

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
38 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Spix, 1824)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

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.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (99)...)

Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) [XC11890]
by David Edwards from Cocha Cashu, Madre de Dios, Peru (song)

Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) [XC857044]
by Diego Monteleone from Reserva Papel Misionero, Guaran\u00ed Department, Misiones Province, Argentina (song)

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.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) - 10 files

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