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Bird name:

Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

Order

CUCULIFORMES

Family

Cuckoos and Roadrunners (Cuculidae)

Code 4

MACU

Code 6

COCMIR

ITIS

177828

ILLUSTRATION

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PHOTOS

CONSERVATION STATUS

Least-Concern

The Mangrove Cuckoo has a large range, estimated globally at 900,000 square kilometers. Native to the Americas and nearby island nations, this bird prefers forest ecosystems. The global population of this bird is estimated at 50,000 to 500,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. For this reason, the current evaluation status of the Mangrove Cuckoo is Least Concern.

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SUMMARY

Overview

Mangrove Cuckoo: Medium-sized cuckoo with gray-brown upperparts, black ear patch, yellow eye-ring, white throat, and buff-washed white underparts. Long, dark tail has six large white spots underneath, each with a dark spot. Decurved bill is dark above and yellow below with a dark tip.


Range and Habitat

Mangrove Cuckoo: Breeds in southern Florida. A few remain during winter, but most leave for the tropics. Frequents mangrove swamps.

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SONGS AND CALLS

Listen to Call

Mangrove Cuckoo

Voice Text

"Gah-gah-gah", "qua-qua-qua"

INTERESTING FACTS

  • The Mangrove Cuckoo is found throughout the Caribbean and both coasts of Mexico and South America.
  • It is a non-migratory bird in most of its range, but many Florida birds fly south for the winter. Sightings of birds remaining in Florida for the winter have been increasing steadily.
  • Completely silent except during breeding season, birds can be difficult to detect.
  • A group of cuckoos are collectively known as a "cooch" and an "asylum" of cuckoos.

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RANGE MAP

Range Map for Mangrove Cuckoo

TERMINOLOGY

CREDITS

Author

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Artist

Samira Belous

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BINOCULARS AND OPTICS FOR BIRDING

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UnderpartsX
Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.
UpperpartsX
Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.
Ear patchX
Consists of soft, loose-webbed feathers on the side of the bird's head below and behind the eyes.
4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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ITIS CodesX

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was established in the mid-1990�s as a cooperative project among several federal agencies to improve and expand upon taxonomic data (known as the NODC Taxonomic Code) maintained by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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Head Feathers and MarkingsX
Parts of a Flying birdX