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Genus: Coccyzus (13 species)


Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Range: NA, MA: s Canada to n Mexico and West Indies Sopetran, Antioquia, Colombia
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Northern migrant.


Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) Range: NA: sc, se Canada and c, e USA 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) Range: SA: Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to e Paraguay and ne Argentina 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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Cocos Cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus) Vulnerable Range: MA: I. del Coco (far sw of Costa Rica)

Found only on Isla Cocos in the Pacific.


Grey-capped Cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi) Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela El Tambo, Santa Elena province, Ecuador
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Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris longirostris) Range: NA: Hispaniola Dominican Republic
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Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela s to c Argentina and Uruguay Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) Range: NA: Bahamas and Cuba Cuba
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Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) Range: NA, MA, SA: s Florida, Caribbean, MA to ne Brazil Cuba
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Secretive and local in mangrove habitats. Note black mask and off-white belly.


Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis) Range: NA: Jamaica Bay View Hotel, Port Antonio, Jamaica
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Bay-breasted Cuckoo (Coccyzus rufigularis) Endangered Range: NA: Hispaniola


Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula) Range: NA: Jamaica Falmouth, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
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Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) Range: NA: Puerto Rico Bosque Estatal de Cambalache, Puerto Rico
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© 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