Birds of Colombia

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Genus: Coccyzus (6 species, 13 worldwide)


Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Sopetran, Antioquia, Colombia
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Northern migrant.


Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) Stony Brook, New York, USA Note red eye-ring.
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Migratory, and less common than Yellow-billed Cuckoo.


Pearly-breasted Cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri) REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil Non-migratory, and very similar to migratory Yellow-billed Cuckoo, but no rufous on wings.
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Grey-capped Cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi) El Tambo, Santa Elena province, Ecuador
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Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) Cuba
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Secretive and local in mangrove habitats. Note black mask and off-white belly. In Colombia found on Isla San Andres.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba