Order: Cuculiformes | Family: Cuculidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Status: The Pheasant Cuckoo is rare and difficult to see as it does not move much and remains inconspicuous. It favors Terra Firme forests and is known to range at elevations of up to 1000 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Cuco Faisán.
Sub-species: Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus), (Spix), 1824.
Meaning of Name: Dromococcyx: Gr. Dromas= runner and kokkux= cuckoo. phasianellus: L. diminutive of phasianus= pheasant, small pheasant.
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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.