Order: Cuculiformes | Family: Cuculidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Huaral – Lima
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Huaral – Lima
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southern Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southern Brazil
Status: The Dark-billed Cuckoo is an uncommon Austral migrant generally present in the Amazonian lowlands of Peru during the months of March through October. It has been recorded at elevations of up to 3000 m along the eastern slope of the Andes. It is also rare in the coastal lowlands west of the Andes and adjacent Andean foothills. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, Bo, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Cuclillo de Pico Oscuro.
Sub-species: Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus), Vieillot 1817.
Meaning of Name: Coccyzus: Gr. kokkuzö, kokku= crying, crying cuckoo. melacoryphus: Gr melas= black and koruphë= crown.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.