Birds of Guyana

    CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae (Cuckoos)  
Genus: Coccyzus (4 species, 13 worldwide)


Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Sopetran, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant.

Pearly-breasted 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.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Dark-billed Cuckoo
Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)
Puerto NariƱo, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Mangrove Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)
Cuba  
   
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info

Secretive and local in mangrove habitats. Note black mask and off-white belly.


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