Dark-billed cuckoo
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Coccyzus |
| Species: | C. melacoryphus
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| Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817
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In the Galápagos Islands
The dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) is a species of bird in the family Cuculidae, the cuckoos.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. It has occurred as a vagrant in northern Chile, the Falkland Islands, Grenada, and Florida.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
References[edit]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coccyzus melacoryphus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684343A93026842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684343A93026842.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links[edit]
- Dark-billed Cuckoo videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Dark-billed Cuckoo photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-High Res; Article geometer–"Brazil Birds"
