Order: Cuculiformes | Family: Cuculidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Status: The Pavonine Cuckoo is rare and difficult to see as it does not move much and remains inconspicuous. It favors Terra Firme and mature floodplain forests. It is known to range at elevations of up to 900 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Cuco Pavonino.
Sub-species: Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus), Pelzeln, 1870.
Meaning of Name: Dromococcyx: Gr. Dromas= runner and kokkux= cuckoo. pavoninus: L. peacock like.
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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.